Vivian Salazar is a junior at Wichita State majoring in mechanical engineering. On campus, Salazar is a maintenance, repair and overhaul engineering intern for The Smart Factory by Deloitte. At Deloitte, she supports the smart maintenance and repair facility by managing Industry 4.0 machinery.
Her responsibilities include maintaining high-end machinery like the Metal X 3D printer and CNC machine. Salazar’s supervision of these machines provides vital support for the smart maintenance and repair facility’s operations.
These machines create new projects and parts, which are exhibited to potential clients to display Industry 4.0 technology capabilities. Towards the end of the spring 2025 semester, she got to present these technologies to clients, getting introduced to a new interest: client-facing work.
“I enjoyed connecting with other companies to share what Deloitte’s partnership is like with Wichita State,” Salazar said.