Summer 2027 - IEF - Stress Engineering - Collegiate Associate Intern

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation • Savannah, GA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Summer 2027 - IEF - Stress Engineering - Collegiate Associate Intern in GAC Savannah. At Gulfstream, a proud division of General Dynamics, Collegiate Associates apply classroom learning to real-world challenges and gain valuable experience. You’ll work alongside skilled professionals in a culture built on integrity, pride, and excellence—preparing you for future success in the aerospace industry. Our corporate headquarters in Savannah, Georgia provides the ideal setting for your associate experience by combining professional opportunity with the charm of a historic coastal city. What You’ll Experience: Real-world projects that make an impact, Exposure to innovative practices, Opportunities to build skills and professional connections. The Structural Stress Engineering is responsible for substantiating the structural integrity of all new product development or production design activities. To accomplish this, detailed structural analyses and static and fatigue testing of components, assemblies, and full-scale aircraft are performed. Analysts perform stress analysis and fatigue & damage tolerance evaluations in review of engineering drawings and write reports to show compliance with the FAA regulations.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Must be available to work on-site in Savannah, GA during the Summer 2027 semester, beginning in May 2027.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 (without rounding); must be listed on resume.
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of application and actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Minimum duration: 12–14 weeks (summer); 14–16 weeks (spring and fall).
• Must work onsite; this is not a remote position.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of design configuration, design criteria including FAR Part 25 regulations, internal and external loads, material properties and stress analysis techniques are used to structurally substantiate airframe components.
• Stress Analysis (Metallics and/or composites)
• Finite Element Modeling – FEM/FEA (Nastran/Patran/Abaqus/Ansys/others)
• Fatigue & Damage Tolerance
• Catia V5 (computer aided design/drafting)
• Coding/scripting (Matlab, Python, C++)
• Statics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Structural Analysis (preferred)
• Finite Element Analysis (preferred)
• Structural Design (preferred)
• Structural Test Lab (preferred)
• Passion for airplanes
• Desire to understand how aircraft are designed and built to optimize performance
• Interest in structural testing with experience in Structural/Material Labs (Strength and durability testing)
• Advanced Design Projects in structures (aerospace/car racing/bridge/etc)

Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid Time Off
• Housing stipend (if your permanent residence is more than 50 miles from Gulfstream)
• Medical coverage
• 401(k) match
• Collegiate networking event

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern