Summer Internship - Engineering

Airbus•Bingen, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aerovel (the Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program) is looking for Summer Interns to join our Engineering Team based in Bingen, WA. Working closely with experienced engineers, you will be exposed to key concepts in UAV operation. Internship projects are designed to be achievable within 6 to 12 weeks and may support either development or support functions, depending on business needs. The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most advanced small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Sciences from an accredited college/university
Demonstrated interest in software, hardware, electrical, mechanical, or computer systems through coursework, personal projects or previous internships.
Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
Basic knowledge of 2D or 3D mechanical or structural, OR electrical design requirements
Basic coding of data analysis or logical processing functions
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
The ability to utilize CAD tools and technical data to research, design, and analyze mechanical and electrical components in support of airframe prototyping, functional definition, and structural modifications.
The ability to research, develop, and debug embedded flight control software and diagnostic tools using languages like Python, C++, or MATLAB, to support algorithm tuning, software architecture design, and system integration through simulated and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Nice To Haves

Already local to the Portland, OR metro/Columbia River Gorge area or local to the area for the summer
Minimum of 1 years’ experience in 2D or 3D design of detail parts, electrical diagrams, functional diagrams, assemblies and/or installations.
Minimum of 1 year of experience (including coursework or academic projects) in designing software components, logic flowcharts, functional block diagrams, or system architectures.

Responsibilities

Introduction to Basic Flexrotor operation and design
Engineering department roles and activities
Assigned project goals
Develop project schedule (phases / tasks list, milestones).
Create a project execution report (content to be adjusted based on target audience).
Perform periodic reviews with a direct supervisor.
Brief project execution / lessons learned to the Department Manager upon project completion.
Research technical information for feasibility / obsolescence evaluation
Perform maintenance, cataloging, or classification of existing technical data
Create CAD models from legacy data or creating new CAD data
Assist in Prototyping activities
The functional definition / analysis of an intended design.
The accomplishment of engineering airframe designs / analysis (and associated reports).
Repairs or modifications development programs requiring any type of mechanical or airframe analysis, detail design or testing (and associated reports).
Project execution performance analysis / improvement.
Data manipulation and analysis (and associated reports).
Conduct hands-on shop floor, lab and bench testing, including gathering measurements, troubleshooting hardware/software interfaces, and processing test data into summary reports.
Research software tools, flight control code, or algorithms for feasibility / performance evaluation
Perform updates, debugging, or documentation of existing embedded software and flight scripts
Create diagnostic tools (using Python, C++, or MATLAB) from past projects or creating new software features
Assist in software prototyping and software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing activities
the basic definition / software architecture analysis of an intended drone design
the accomplishment of coding flight control updates / mapping algorithm flows (and associated reports)
software integration or feature development requiring basic code analysis, algorithm tuning, or bench testing (and associated reports)
project tracking / workflow improvement
flight test data processing, scripting, and analysis (and associated reports)