Employee Stories: Peter, Utah Project Engineer

Peter grew up in Buffalo, Minnesota. His father, a mechanical engineer, influenced him to pursue a career in engineering. Peter attended Michigan Technological University, where he studied near the shores of Lake Superior. After graduating, he relocated to Utah with his girlfriend, Emma, and applied for a job with Janicki. Peter has worked as a...

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Employee Stories: Charles, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

Charles is spending his summer as an intern at Janicki, where he’s immersing himself in the engineering industry to gain hands-on experience and clarify his career path after graduation. Charles is studying mechanical engineering at Washington State University. He was familiar with Janicki but became intrigued after connecting with our team at a career fair...

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Employee Stories: Eve, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

Eve is with Janicki for the summer as an engineering intern gaining experience that will allow her to excel after college. She attends the University of Florida and is majoring in aerospace engineering. Eve’s favorite thing about interning here at Janicki is the people.  “I like talking to people about how I can improve my...

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Employee Stories: Tori, 2024 Summer Production Engineer

Tori is a student at Ferris State University studying welding engineering. She spent her summer as a production intern at Janicki, working on various projects. Tori’s favorite project was running a shrinkage study for gas tungsten arc welding. She is very detail-oriented, so she enjoyed collecting the data for the study. Tori is a fourth-generation...

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Employee Stories: Noah, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

  Noah attends Dordt University, where he studies mechanical engineering. This summer, he interned with Janicki as part of the space team, working on projects heavily focused on research and development. “The large majority of the things I have been working on will be put into use,” shares Noah. “It is exciting to know that...

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Employee Stories: Kenna, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

Kenna attends Montana State University studying mechanical engineering with a minor in mechatronics. During her summer internship, she joined an aerospace parts team, where she worked on creating an angled pie bond and producing various test articles of the joint to find a manufacturable solution without defects. Kenna’s favorite thing about Janicki is the common...

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Employee Stories: Jackson, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

    Jackson studies mechanical engineering at the University of Idaho. This summer he was an intern at Janicki in the tooling team. He gained experience through different projects including testing the lifting capacity of various vacuum cups and the radii of J-seal corners. Jackson also worked in the machine shop for two weeks. He...

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Employee Stories: Alejandro, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

Alejandro is a student at the University of Washington, majoring in aeronautics and astronautics. This summer, he joined Janicki as an engineering intern with the space team, where he’s been actively involved in a large-scale space assembly project. His responsibilities include running reports, assisting with tool design, contributing to research and development and participating in...

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Employee Stories: Branton, 2024 Summer Engineering Intern

Branton is a senior at Dordt University studying mechanical engineering with a physics minor. As a summer intern at Janicki, he works in the tooling department. Branton has been testing and working to standardize the vacuum hardware that is used for carbon fiber layup fixtures. He has really enjoyed this process of research, testing, and...

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Employee Stories: Kayla, Project Engineer Lead

A Passion For Engineering Kayla’s journey into engineering began at a young age, inspired by her father, who operates a family-owned metal fabrication shop. As a child and young adult, Kayla would often accompany him to work, lending a hand and soaking up the skills of the trade. “At job sites, he would draw on...

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Employee Stories: Madison, Project Engineer

Madison was at a Montana State University career fair when she first learned about Janicki. At the time, she was pursuing her master’s in mechanical engineering and looking for jobs to transition to after school. She spoke with a few Janicki employees at the booth and decided our variety of aerospace work sounded interesting, so...

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Employee Stories: Cesar, Project Engineer

Cesar’s connection to Janicki began while growing up in Anacortes, Washington. The company’s reputation was familiar with Janicki being a large employer in the Skagit Valley. After graduating with a materials science engineering degree from the University of Washington, that connection solidified at a career fair. Recognizing Cesar’s potential, Janicki offered him a project engineer...

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