Technical Intern 3
About The Position
This position is for BAE Systems' nationwide LEAP Internship & Co-op Program, where participants Learn, Engage, Apply, and Progress within the company. The LEAP Program offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on impactful projects, engage in career development opportunities, and network with business leaders and other students. This internship is scheduled for May - August 2027, with potential for earlier start dates. The role supports the Combat Mission Systems (CMS) Business and will be based in either Sterling Heights, MI or Maple Grove, MN. Relocation and housing are not provided. BAE Systems is a leader in the defense industry seeking Systems Engineering interns to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment on systems engineering tasks for military vehicle and weapons systems development programs. Potential teams include Core Systems Engineering (Requirements & Architecture), System Design Integration, Reliability, and Modeling and Simulation. The specific team assignment will be determined during the application screening and interview process.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree program pursuing a degree in Systems Engineering or other closely related field of study (i.e. Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) NON-IT RELATED
- Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary team environment
- Systems thinking skills (i.e., ability to work at detailed level but understand system level implications)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to write technical reports and presentations
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Nice To Haves
- Completed junior year of Bachelor’s Degree program at the time of the summer internship
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, or other closely related field of study
- Detailed cover letter is a plus
- Demonstrated leadership experience in multi-disciplinary team environment
- Unity Game Development or Augmented Reality Simulation Development (ARKit)
- Previous internship with defense or automotive industry
- Experience with military vehicle or weapons systems is preferred
- Model based systems engineering experience, such as UML, SysML, Rational Harmony, Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method (OOSEM)
- Database experience such as DOORS, Microsoft Access
- Proficient with Creo Parametric/Pro-E software or similar 3D modeling tool
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with other program engineers to create, maintain, and modify system models and databases
- Support trade studies to drive balanced design solutions and select from component alternatives
- Determine where opportunities exist to improve the system design and recommend changes to the design based on analysis performed
- Perform modeling and simulation analysis or develop unity game environment for weapons systems solutions
- Support technical specification development, at component, subsystem, and system levels, by analyzing and interpreting product performance specifications to ensure appropriate requirement flow down, allocation, and traceability
- Aid in Size, Weight, Power, Cooling and Cost (SWaP-CC) analysis for vehicle platforms
- Assist in the definition, documentation, and management of interfaces between assigned sub-system and components (i.e. thermal, signal, data, mechanical)
- Identify assembly issues and risks and provide suggested producibility solutions to satisfy project technical, performance, cost, and schedule requirements
- Perform analyses and review system design to ensure a robust, highly reliable design for maximizing system performance and capabilities
Benefits
- Relocation will NOT be offered
- housing is not provided
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
