About the role#
This is a full-time, paid internship based in Canoga Park, California. The position follows a rolling term and requires you to work on-site. Please note that this role requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, which is limited to U.S. citizens.
What you'll do#
- Perform structural analysis for aircraft modifications.
- Provide design support and prepare technical documentation to ensure airworthiness.
- Determine stress levels in primary and secondary aircraft structures, systems, and equipment.
- Compare calculated stresses against material properties to predict potential failure or structural instabilities.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Engineering, or a related field.
- Ability to apply Structural Mechanics principles to predict internal stresses and instabilities.
- Skills in generating free body diagrams, calculating internal loads, and developing shear and moment diagrams.
- Exposure to CAD or Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools.
- Experience with mechanical design or analysis of electronic systems, structures, and mechanisms.
- Familiarity with transducer instrumentation, data collection, automation, or software programming for numerical analysis.
- Knowledge of finite element methods and fatigue and damage tolerance principles.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language.
Location & details#
- Location: Canoga Park, California.
- Schedule: 9/80 schedule (80 hours over 9 days with every other Friday off).
- Work Modality: On-site.
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies operates in the defense and space manufacturing sector. The company provides technology solutions for space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. It maintains headquarters in Melbourne, Florida. The organization functions as a public company with over 31,000 employees.
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