Remote Manufacturing Strategy & Supplier Development Intern

1w1 week ago

Vulcury

Remote · Full-time · INR 20,000 – INR 40,000/mo

About this role

This remote, full-time 12-week internship is with Trustbridge, a venture of Vulcury. Trustbridge helps companies with complex, custom part requirements across aerospace, medical devices, automotive, industrial hardware, and startups connect with the right manufacturing partners globally. We combine engineering judgment, supplier relationships, and technology for faster, better sourcing.

As Manufacturing Strategy & Supplier Development Intern, work hands-on with real RFQs, technical drawings, and manufacturing suppliers. Act as a bridge between customers, internal teams, and factories to match right suppliers to jobs. Discuss processes, tolerances, lead times, and pricing directly with vendors like CNC and sheet metal manufacturers.

Work closely with the CEO, Asia venture lead, and product team on live customer orders. India and Southeast Asia are critical growth markets for expansion. Your contributions support building supplier relationships and operational tools like RFQ tracking.

This is not a typical classroom-style internship with direct impact on scaling a manufacturing startup. Help execute expansion strategy by mapping regional capabilities and cost structures. Identify pain points in RFQ review and supplier coordination for product feedback.

Requirements

Hands-on mindset comfortable getting into details
Bias for action to follow up, push conversations forward, and close loops
Practical thinking balancing engineering considerations
Understanding of how parts are made
Comfort speaking with vendors about processes, tolerances, lead times, and pricing
Familiarity with manufacturing processes like CNC, sheet metal, fabrication, casting, molding
Ability to review technical drawings and BOMs

Responsibilities

Review customer RFQs, technical drawings, and BOMs
Identify suitable suppliers based on manufacturing process, capability, and capacity
Speak directly with manufacturers (CNC, sheet metal, fabrication, casting, molding, etc.)
Assess supplier strengths, quality standards, lead times, and pricing logic
Support onboarding and vetting of new manufacturing partners
Help execute manufacturing expansion strategy in India and Southeast Asia
Map regional manufacturing capabilities and cost structures
Act as coordination point between customers, suppliers, and internal teams