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Unpaid mechanical engineering internships
As of November 11, 2026, Intern Insider listed 48 open internships in mechanical engineering that state the role is unpaid, from 10 companies. Listings that do not state pay are not on this page. The most common cities in these listings are Moffett Field, California, Edwards, California and Boise, Idaho. Browse the roles by employer below. You can read the full posting free, then apply in minutes with a free account.
48 open roles · 10 companies
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration30 open
- Lunar Heat Pump: Industrial PLC & Hardware Integration InternMoffett Field, California
- Algorithm Development and Spectroscopic Testing for Space Applications InternHampton, Virginia
- Development of Lunar Operations Coordination Framework InternMoffett Field, California
- Flight Interactive System Technologies InternEdwards, California
- Facilities Systems Documentation & Optimization InternshipEdwards, California
- System for Photogrammetric Imaging, Detection, and Ranging (SPIDR) InternMerritt Island, Florida
- Fabrication Technician & Operations Mentor for FIRST Robotics “The Pink Team”Merritt Island, Florida
- Human Factors Engineering Mechanical Design InternshipHuntsville, Alabama
- Moonbase ECLSS InternMoffett Field, California
- KSC IMSO Computer Engineering Developer InternMerritt Island, Florida
- Fiber Optics Sensing System Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering InternEdwards, California
- Mechanical EngineerMoffett Field, California
- On-Orbit Satellite Servicing R&D InternMerritt Island, Florida
- ONSITE - EPIC Test EngineerEdwards, California
- Intern Biosensor DevelopmentMoffett Field, California
- Wallops Sustainability & Energy Program Smart Labs Assessment InternWallops Island, Virginia
- GEM Fellows: ASRS - Mining Safety Threats in the NASA Aviation Safety ReportingMoffett Field, California
- GEM Fellows: Digital Workflows for Materials and StructuresCleveland, Ohio
- EIFDMM - Earth-Independent Fault Diagnosis and Management MethodsMoffett Field, California
- Adaptive Control for Active Structural Control InternEdwards, California
- Human Factors Engineering InternshipHuntsville, Alabama
- Turbulence and Gust InternMoffett Field, California
- Fiber Optic Sensing System - EE/CS InternEdwards, California
- Moon Base 3D Visual Design InternMoffett Field, California
- Window Proof Test Fixture Modernization InternEdwards, California
- CFD Modeling of Boundary Layer Transition InternHampton, Virginia
- Lunar Heat Pump: Digital Twins & Thermal System Modeling Student InternMoffett Field, California
- Modeling and Analysis of Lightweight Aerospace Structures InternHampton, Virginia
- Lunar Heat Pump: Edge-Compute & Predictive Machin Learning using ACCEPT InternMoffett Field, California
- Space Nuclear Propulsion Materials Test and Evaluation InternHuntsville, Alabama
HII Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries6 open
- Inside Machinist (Marine Mechanic) (SkillBridge Intern)Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- CVN Engineering Technician (SkillBridge Intern) - 27764Newport News, Virginia
- Hull - Master Tradesperson (SkillBridge Intern) - 18124Norfolk, Virginia
- ACCCIT - Master Tradesperson (SkillBridge Intern) - 18121Norfolk, Virginia
- Mechanical - Master Tradesperson (SkillBridge Intern) - 18127Norfolk, Virginia
- Interior Communications - Master Tradesperson (SkillBridge Intern) - 18125Norfolk, Virginia
Western Aircraft3 open
GE Aerospace2 open
HII2 open
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As of November 11, 2026, Intern Insider listed 48 open internships in mechanical engineering that state the role is unpaid, from 10 companies.
