Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research Assistant ATAS

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.

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GTRI’s Mechanical Engineering group within the Aerospace, Transportation, and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS) seeks a Graduate Research Assistant with interests in mechanical design and development and working on large-scale mechanical prototypes. Students will have the opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in the following areas:

• Designing, developing, and documenting designs for use in DOD applications.
• Mechanical design & analysis
• Machining, 3D-Printing, sheet metal bending, and other manufacturing processes.
• Building assemblies and integrating subsystems.
• Part finishing processes (conversion coating, anodizing, painting, etc.)
• Student will use Solid Works and other design tools to create parts, assemblies, and drawings.
• Develop hands‑on engineering skills while helping the team coordinate assembly and testing of large prototype systems.
• Tolerance Analysis
• Logistical Support

Graduate Research Assistant

• Pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD at Georgia Tech in Major(s) Mechanical Engineering
• Must be enrolled full‑time (12+ credit hours)
• Must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
• Commit to 15-20 hours of work per week

• Experience using Solid Works
• Strong math skills and ability to learn complex engineering concepts
• Some hands‑on/fabrication experience
• Configuration management tools
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and concepts
• Experience building Interferometers or similar OPL measurement devices

40 hours per week

Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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