About the role#
As an Aircraft Engineering Intern at Swarm Aero, you will own a scoped project with a clear technical or business outcome. You will work directly with the engineers responsible for the system and present your results at the end of the summer. We expect you to ask questions, test your assumptions, and document your work. You will learn to adapt when your initial approach requires adjustment.
What you'll do#
- Design primary or secondary aircraft structure, mechanisms, brackets, routed-system supports, or other flight hardware.
- Create and revise 3D models, drawings, and bills of material using sound GD&T practices.
- Support structural analysis, trade studies, tolerance work, mass-property estimates, or design reviews.
- Work with manufacturing and suppliers to resolve producibility, assembly, and inspection issues.
- Support component, structural, ground, or flight-test preparation and use results to improve the design.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Experience with a CAD package such as NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, or Fusion 360.
- Fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, machine design, materials, and manufacturing.
- Evidence of building things through a design team, Formula SAE, rocketry, UAVs, research, a machine shop, or personal projects.
- Experience with composite or metallic aircraft structures, FEA tools (Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, or HyperMesh), mechanisms, actuation, thermal, fluids, propulsion integration, or routed systems.
- Familiarity with GD&T, drawing release, machining, composites, or test procedures.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Location: California, United States (On-site).
- Status: Full-time, paid internship.
- Note: This position is subject to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR). Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual.
About Swarm Aero
Swarm Aero operates within the aviation and aerospace component manufacturing industry. The company builds large unmanned aerial vehicle swarms. It is a privately held organization with 11 to 50 employees.
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