Research Engineer (Mechanical Engineering) - Intern

Lockheed Martin•Highlands Ranch, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Summer 2026 Intern for Research and Development (Mechanical Engineering). Must be a US Citizen. The Research and Development Intern will: support novel research approaches, evaluate technical merit of novel research develop experimental design and gather data, produce written research reports, and support the overall technical team. At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications. Other Important Information By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Requirements

Actively enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering focusing on flow diagnostics
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Experience in MATLAB, CAD (SolidWorks)
Experience in technical writing, presentations
Must be a US Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing novel variations of Focused Laser Differential Interferometry (FLDI) for high-density flow imaging in aerospace applications.
Experience in integrating simultaneous FLDI and Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) systems to measure local density fluctuations and absorption in hypersonic flows.
Experience in analyzing data with MATLAB scripts for image processing, including background subtraction, frame averaging, Gaussian blurring, and Power Spectral Density (PSD) calculations.