2026 Internship - Mechanical Engineering Intern

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

6d•$23 - $48

About The Position

Are you searching for an internship experience that will include impactful engineering work? Does making meaningful contributions to projects that span from submarines to surface ships, UAVs, aircraft, missiles, autonomous submarines, advanced manufacturing devices, to wearables and spacecraft sound like a dream job? If so, and if you're enrolled in a mechanical or aerospace engineering program, we'd love to have you join our team! We are seeking a talented team member to help us develop mechanical and electromechanical systems. As an intern you will be working with teams of passionate engineers and scientists who design, analyze, and test systems for all of APL's Mission Areas. Our team strives to deliver robust mechanical solutions to APL's most difficult problems. Our team values leadership and communication skills, and we cultivate an environment of collaboration. As a member of our team... Your primary responsibility will include a combination of computer-aided design, analysis, assembly, and test and evaluation of mechanical, mechatronic, robotic, or electromechanical systems. You will work with and actively collaborate with engineers, designers, fabricators, and scientists every day. You will generate the files and documentation necessary to facilitate the fabrication of your designs. Depending on the project, you will 3D print your models or initiate fabrication of your designs. You will also communicate with the manufacturing teams responsible for fabricating parts from your models and drawings. You will order the necessary hardware to assemble your designs, plus perform the assembly and testing yourself. You will give presentations to communicate results to team members.

Requirements

Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
Have a passion for CAD and practical experience using CAD software, possibly in support of class projects, graduate research, or during a prior internship.
Are able to obtain an interim Secret security clearance prior to reporting and ultimately acquire a full Secret clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Are pursuing dual degrees or have equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering or field.
Have CAD experience in either SolidWorks or Creo Parametric.
Are experienced or interested in performing finite element analysis (FEA).
Have previous dynamic systems controls and mechanism design experience.

Responsibilities

computer-aided design
analysis
assembly
test and evaluation of mechanical, mechatronic, robotic, or electromechanical systems
generate the files and documentation necessary to facilitate the fabrication of your designs
3D print your models or initiate fabrication of your designs
communicate with the manufacturing teams responsible for fabricating parts from your models and drawings
order the necessary hardware to assemble your designs, plus perform the assembly and testing yourself
give presentations to communicate results to team members