IAE Mechanical Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

SOFWERX is a venue operated under an agreement between the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and DefenseWERX, designed to increase collaboration and innovation to solve the most difficult warfighter problems. SOFWERX is a forum for accelerating delivery of innovative capability, and facilitating capability refinement through exploration, experimentation, and assessment of promising technology. SOFWERX is in the heart of Ybor City, at a neutral, easily accessible facility. The internship program is administered by USF Institute of Applied Engineering. Upon hire, you will be considered both a USF IAE Temporary Employee and a SOFWERX student intern. Because this internship is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and candidates may work with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required due to Department of Defense funding and potential access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at a local accredited University
• Junior or Senior level, with a current GPA of 3.0 or above
• Must be comfortable operating general shop tools
• Must have experience 3D printing and 3D modeling with Solidworks
• Strong technical and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have the ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, rapidly changing environment

Responsibilities

• Assist the SOFWERX team in mechanical design of various projects, working closely with a small team on multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Must participate in weekly market research and submit minimum required entries for new capabilities, technologies, companies, organizations, etc. that could contribute to the innovative ideas needed to create solutions for the warfighter.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern