Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX•El Segundo, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX. Raytheon Intelligence & Space is seeking an Mechanical Engineer intern to join the space and airborne optics department to support development, integration and test across multiple space & airborne programs in El Segundo, CA. The selected candidate will perform mechanical component design on opto-mechanical systems using Creo, and support assembly, integration and test activities in a lab environment. The candidate is expected to work with a team of specialized junior and senior manufacturing and mechanical engineers to support the design, build and test of EO/IR space hardware. Responsibilities include creating and/or revising opto-mechanical designs/drawings, generating assembly instructions and providing build support in conjunction with technicians and other engineering disciplines, as well as design for producibility and manufacturability. The candidate will be expected to present their work for peer reviews. The engineer in this position should be familiar with general components and application of engineering principles to aid in design and development. They should be capable of performing in-depth research on component design and materials for design and analysis of mechanical assemblies. As a design engineer they would be expected to generate detailed design drawings incorporating GD&T to ensure the requirements are maintained. They will be expected to work with a cross-functional engineering and analysis team involving material selection, thermal management, precision mechanical mounting and motion, and structural optimization while balancing schedule constraints. The candidate will need to able to understand change management and process engineering changes in a product data management tool. This will include creation, rework and changes to the design as the changes occur. Contacts are primarily with the immediate section manager, team lead, project leaders and other personnel (peers) within the applicable program.

Requirements

Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related (STEM) major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
Experience in the design and development of mechanical hardware.
Experience in commercial CAD software, such as Creo.
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience in component design, analysis, and/or build of space/airborne hardware.
Experience in GD&T and Tolerance analysis for designs/drawings.
Experience in CAD design using Creo.
Experience leading a design or build team on a project.
Experience in DFMA principles and modern machining techniques.

Responsibilities

Perform mechanical component design on opto-mechanical systems using Creo.
Support assembly, integration and test activities in a lab environment.
Support the design, build and test of EO/IR space hardware.
Create and/or revise opto-mechanical designs/drawings.
Generate assembly instructions.
Provide build support in conjunction with technicians and other engineering disciplines.
Design for producibility and manufacturability.
Present work for peer reviews.
Perform in-depth research on component design and materials for design and analysis of mechanical assemblies.
Generate detailed design drawings incorporating GD&T to ensure requirements are maintained.
Work with a cross-functional engineering and analysis team involving material selection, thermal management, precision mechanical mounting and motion, and structural optimization while balancing schedule constraints.
Understand change management and process engineering changes in a product data management tool, including creation, rework and changes to the design as changes occur.