Test Product Engineering Intern
About The Position
The Engineering Intern will work within a specific area of Engineering that fits one's area of study and experience. AeroVironment is an engineering innovator and that means we seek individuals with a broad background of technical skills and the desire to tackle real-world challenges. To qualify for an Engineering Internship, one must be a Junior or higher in one of our preferred majors; possess a desire to build things; have a strong engineering aptitude and thrive working in a team environment. One will have real responsibilities that impact actual products and help pave the way on our development path. Whether one is part of a team designing a new unmanned aircraft to be used for planetary surveillance, or working to test and verify design modifications to flight hardware/software systems, or helping to resolve flight behavior issues on a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle, your AeroVironment internship will challenge you, stimulate you and provide you with real-world experience at one of America's most innovative and creative tech companies.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled Junior, Senior or Grad Student pursuing a degree in Aero/Mechanical/Electrical or Computer Science/Engineering
- Completed coursework relevant to major
- UAV or Robotics experience
- Hand-on experience with relevant tools
- Experience with software tools in your area of expertise
- General engineering fundamentals, mathematics, physics, material properties
- Familiarity with structured development techniques
- Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
- Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests
- Must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.
- U.S. Citizenship required
Nice To Haves
- Flight test or R/C experience a plus
- Thrives on innovation and challenge
Responsibilities
- Use your hands-on knowledge and skills to participate in multiple phases of our Engineering/Manufacturing Design & Development process
- Will support engineering and design activities in your discipline using tools such as Windtunnels, 3-D Printers, Solidworks, Altium, Ansys, Visual Studio, and Matlab
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401K with company matching
- a 9/80 work schedule
- a paid holiday shutdown
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
