Aerospace Engineering Intern - Spring 2027

SpaceWorks Enterprises•Chamblee, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceWorks is seeking college student interns for the Spring 2027 (January - April, dates flexible) to support several of our functional engineering teams. We are seeking students with experience and interest in various areas of aerospace engineering. Preferred focus areas for Spring 2027 include aerodynamics, aerothermal, flight performance, and software development. Interns will work within a small team of engineers on the design, development, testing, and evaluation future spacecraft, small satellites, reentry capsules, and hypersonic flight systems. We are passionate about what we do and we’re looking for someone with a keen interest in high-speed flight, aircraft, rockets, small satellites, and/or space exploration. We work with sponsors at the Department of War, NASA, and other organizations, partnering to develop a range of advanced technologies. Given the nature of our work, US Person status is required. The position is located 100% onsite at our Atlanta, GA office and is a seasonal, full-time (hourly) position. Application will close at 5pm on August 24th.

Requirements

College student pursuing a degree (BS, MS, or PhD) in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field
Involvement / leadership in organizations on campus, passion projects in the backyard, and strong GPA
Available 40 hours per week for Fall 2026 (August - November)
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio
Windows and Linux operating systems
Familiarity with the basic principles of version control systems
Engineering Fundamentals: Applies first-principles to simplify systems and perform rough sizing using hand calculations
Technical Documentation: Able to create and interpret engineering drawings and contribute to technical reports
Familiarity with modeling in languages such as Python and/or MATLAB
MUST be able to work in-person for the duration of the internship located in Atlanta, GA
Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
CFD (for aerodynamics or aerothermal, at least one of the following)- Star-CCM+, FUN3D, ANSYS-Fluent, OpenFOAM, CBAero, Cart3D
Flight Performance key metrics and how they affect a system (T/W, range equation, wing loading, etc)
Proficient in at least 1 programming languages: Rust, Java, Python, C/C++

Nice To Haves

Experience and interest in various areas of aerospace engineering
Preferred focus areas for Spring 2027 include aerodynamics, aerothermal, flight performance, and software development.
Keen interest in high-speed flight, aircraft, rockets, small satellites, and/or space exploration.
Thermal Analysis Tool (for aerothermal, would want at least one of the following) - Thermal desktop, Ansys, FIAT
Bonus Points - CAD tool (at least one of the following)- ESP, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, and/or PTC Creo
Experience with trajectory optimization software, CFD tools, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent simulation platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize aerodynamic designs from concept development and requirements definition, through preliminary and detailed design.
Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aerodynamic performance.
Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools along with lower-order methods for performance evaluation.
Evaluate impacts of configuration changes on performance of the vehicle.
Predict convective and radiative heating environments during ascent, atmospheric flight, and re-entry using CFD and engineering models.
Assess coupled aero-thermal-structural interactions and recommend design solutions for survivability and reliability.
Contribute to thermal environment definition for subsystem qualification and testing requirements.
Mass modeling and vehicle closure of aerospace vehicles and architectures.
Trajectory design and optimization using 3-DOF trajectory tools.
Multidisciplinary design optimization of aerospace systems.
Develop engineering design and analysis software for aerospace vehicle systems (primarily relating to the propulsion, trajectory, and aerodynamics disciplines).
Support developments on our commercial off the shelf (COTS) products and custom code development for internal and external customers.