Composite Engineering (M&P) Intern
About The Position
Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results. The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic. Composite aircraft are built at the intersection of material behavior and disciplined process. You will work in both places: learning why a material behaves the way it does and helping turn that knowledge into parts the team can build repeatedly. Swarm Aero is redefining air power. We are building autonomous aircraft and Legion, command and control software designed to coordinate large numbers of heterogeneous autonomous systems. Our team combines experience building novel aircraft, scaling startups, and delivering technology for national security.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field, with graduation and enrollment requirements to be confirmed.
- Coursework or project experience in materials, composites, polymers, manufacturing, mechanics, or laboratory methods
- Comfort working safely in a lab and on a manufacturing floor
- A hands-on project, research effort, shop role, or team where you made and tested physical parts
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Nice To Haves
- Prepreg, infusion, out-of-autoclave processing, adhesives, or bonded joints
- Mechanical testing, microscopy, NDI, statistical analysis, or DOE
- CAD, tooling, machining, metrology, Python, MATLAB, or data-analysis experience
Responsibilities
- Support composite fabrication, tooling, bonding, cure, trimming, finishing, and inspection activities
- Plan or execute material characterization, coupon testing, process trials, and data analysis
- Study cure cycles, resin systems, fiber architecture, defects, joints, or process-structure-property relationships
- Investigate manufacturing problems and help document root causes and corrective actions
- Create work instructions, test reports, process specifications, or other technical documentation
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
- PTO and paid sick leave
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Daily catered lunch (office)
- Paid parental leave
- Direct impact on a critical national security mission
- A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
