Mechanical Engineering Intern (2027)

Gravitics•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

About Gravitics At Gravitics, we're building space. We build the infrastructure for a thriving space economy, enabling humanity beyond Earth. Our vision is bold but execute. We design and manufacture the large-scale structures that power human and robotic activity in Earth orbit and beyond. If you're ready to imagine and realize a new era in space, embrace relentless learning and innovation, execute and build the final frontier, Gravitics is the place for you. Let's build space, together. About the Role We are seeking mechanical interns to join our 2027 Winter class (Jan-March 2027). Our interns receive high ownership and guidance with challenging and meaningful projects that are critical components to the success of our mission. You will partner with and learn from top professionals in the aerospace industry. This will be a 10-12 week internship in our facility in the greater Seattle area. You’ll be in the same location where we are pulling in our structures, mechanisms, propulsion, life support systems, avionics, power systems, thermal systems, software, and associated testing. If you are driven, passionate, collaborative, hands on, and want to grow your technical skills – join us and help enable our expansion into the solar system. Internship Disciplines Mechanical Test Engineering Motor Control Engineering

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program as a mechanical or electrical engineer (junior standing or higher) or a graduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
Available to work full time while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.
Strong written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Basic electrical engineering - voltage, current, resistance, power, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws

Nice To Haves

Basic electrical engineering - voltage, current, resistance, power, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws
Electronics lab work - wiring, soldering, instrumentation, documenting experiments
Familiar with stepper motors, PWM, phase current
Feedback vs. open loop, PID basics, stability, bandwidth
Embedded programming with C/C++, microcontrollers, GPIO, timers, interrupts
Writing test procedures, defining objectives, setting up tests, executing tests
Load cells, thermocouples, pressure sensors, displacement sensors, accelerometers, resolvers
Tensile, compression, vibration, thermal, fatigue, functional tests
Designing and building test equipment such as dynos, structures, 80/20 aluminum extrusion
Designing welded or machined structures
Tolerance stack-up studies and drafting engineering drawings

Responsibilities

Writing test procedures, defining objectives, setting up tests, executing tests
Designing and building test equipment such as dynos, structures, 80/20 aluminum extrusion
Tolerance stack-up studies and drafting engineering drawings