Hardware Engineering Summer Intern
About The Position
The Hardware Engineering design team develops mechanical designs for next-generation high-capacity disc drives. This summer 2027 internship is a 12-week opportunity for a mechatronics or mechanical engineering student to work with the team at Seagate’s Longmont, Colorado design center. The intern will work on a focused test-fixture design and development project. Using SolidWorks, they will design and build a fixture to measure hard disc drive deflection under different boundary conditions. They will use the fixture to characterize deflection with a Smartscope, assess system-level impacts with a scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer, analyze the data, and summarize results with recommendations for next steps. The work may inform improvements to existing designs and future products.
Requirements
- Be a current second- or third-year Bachelor's student majoring in Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering.
- Be able to work 100% on site during the internship.
- Be able to use SolidWorks to design and detail components.
- Be able to conduct extensive laboratory measurement and testing using equipment such as SLDV, Smartscope, Keyence, and MATLAB station.
- Be skillful in using Python to write testing scripts.
- Have experience with mechanical instrumentation and tools.
- Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Be self-motivated and detail-oriented.
- Have an affinity for hands-on engineering and interacting with various engineering disciplines.
- Be a responsible, motivated team player.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience or exposure to mechanical design.
Responsibilities
- Design and build a hard disc drive deflection measurement fixture using SolidWorks.
- Characterize deflection states under different boundary conditions using a Smartscope.
- Test system-level impacts using a scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer.
- Conduct data analysis and summarize results.
- Recommend next steps and share findings that may help improve existing designs and inform future products.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible interns.
- Participation in the employee stock purchase plan.
- 12 paid holidays.
- A minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave.
- On-site cafeteria serving breakfast and lunch.
- On-site espresso prepared by a professional barista.
- On-site sporting activities and a 1-mile walking path.
- 24-hour fitness center.
- Community service opportunities and employee resource groups.
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Career Level
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