Mechanical Assembly, Integration and Test Intern

Join Us for an Unforgettable Summer Internship Experience!

Looking to grow your skills, build your network, and have some fun along the way? Our Summer Internship Program offers a perfect mix of hands‑on experience and community‑building activities designed to support both personal and professional development.

Over the course of the summer, you’ll dive into meaningful work that expands your knowledge and challenges you to think creatively. We also believe in balance.

You’ll also get the chance to:

• Connect with fellow interns and early‑career professionals through engaging networking events
• Unwind with movie nights, beach days, and celebrate National Intern Day
• Explore our cutting‑edge science during guided laboratory tours of our top research facilities

Enter your first step into a vibrant, supportive, and forward‑thinking community.

This Summer internship opportunity encourages you to explore multiple facets of engineering in a single role from design to detailed analyses, programming, and hands‑on integration and testing. You will support the design, simulation, programming, and integration and testing of drone‑mounted sensors, working with a diverse team of engineers and scientists to focus on system integration and testing, as well as participate in system design and perform complex analyses to prepare experimental tests.

• Work with RF and electrical engineering teams to design, simulate, integrate, and test mechanical and thermal assemblies to meet customer requirements
• Perform mechanical system simulations (FEA of CAD components and assemblies) and electronics system simulations (SPICE) for electronics and RF subsystems
• Prepare design specifications, component drawings, assembly drawings, tolerance analysis and interface control documents using GD&T principles and develop system assembly instructions
• Integrate and validate system hardware in a laboratory environment
• Contribute to software development to monitor, control, and acquire data from RF subsystems
• Present progress and key findings in technical staff team meetings

• Current upper‑level undergraduate coursework in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, or related engineering disciplines
• Desired coursework covering mechatronics design; hands‑on experience in design, integration, and testing of mechanical assemblies and electronic systems
• Experience integrating and testing mechanical and electrical system components is highly desired
• Proficiency with mechanical hardware design software (e.g., Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor), electrical design software (e.g., Eagle CAD, Altium Designer), FEA (e.g., Ansys, COMSOL), and programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)
• Knowledge of mechanical design principles from component to subsystem level, including GD&T, and hands‑on experience with mechanical assembly integration and testing
• Familiarity with electrical engineering design software and standard electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators
• Working knowledge of electronic parts and components, including connectors, cables, PCBs, and device packages
• Basic understanding of electronic and/or RF systems is a plus
• Experience in a university research lab or industrial R&D company is a plus

• Must be able to work for extended periods while standing or sitting at a computer workstation, using complex electronic equipment, and communicate effectively in writing and orally
• Must be mobile, have visual and hearing acuity, and manual dexterity to safely use hand tools in a laboratory environment
• Willingness to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment and interact with colleagues

• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance
• Customer must be enrolled in an educational program following the end of the internship assignment

Pay Range: $30–$35 per hour, determined based on educational year.

Benefits: 80 hours of sick time.

Summer internship assignments typically span 8 to 12 weeks, with three available cohort start dates:
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