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Mechanical Engineer Propulsion Systems Internship

Sierra Nevada Corporation

Sierra Nevada Corporation

Mechanical Engineer Propulsion Systems Internship

Madison, WI
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Seeking qualified mechanical engineering students available for Summer work experience. These positions will be working in an aerospace engineering environment, providing support to our mechanical engineer project teams with a variety of tasks including: assisting with the setup and testing, collection and analysis of experimental data, equipment troubleshooting and hardware design, and other engineering tasks.

    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

    • Establishes learning objectives with mentor/supervisor
    • Supports assignments that represent general tasking in the field of interest
    • Occasionally takes on special projects as assigned by the mentor/supervisor
    • Establishes fundamental business/technical foundation through practice of internal processes and procedures
  • Qualifications
    • Candidates are not expected to have specific mechanical engineering work experience; however, should have at least a sophomore status, with junior or senior status preferred.
    • Students must be pursuing a Mechanical Engineering or other similar degree.
    • Experience in material testing at cryogenic temperatures
    • Experience in testing thermal systems at sub-atmospheric pressure
    • Strong interest/experience in space systems design & testing
    • Computer modeling experience with SolidWorks
    • Comfortable using LabView
    • Candidates must be available for FULL-TIME SUMMER employment.
    • Requires US Citizenship, US Permanent Residency, or other status as a US Person
    • It is desired that full-time students have a GPA of 3.2 or above; 3.0 or above for working students.
    • Technical skills complimentary to the field of interest.
    • Strong skills in Word, Excel and Visio; Access is a plus.
    • Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
    • Presentation skills using Powerpoint helpful.
    • Strong organization skills.
    • Detail oriented.
  • Industry
    Defense and Space
  • About Us

    Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivers customer-focused technologies and best-of-breed systems integrations in the aerospace, national security & defense sectors. Applications span navigation/guidance, communications, electronic warfare and threat detection, cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and commercial space.