Engineering Intern
Location: Ventura, California Work Model: Onsite Employment Type: Part-Time (8–16 hours/week)
Key Responsibilities
- Assist engineers with CAD models, assemblies, and drawings for spacecraft mechanisms such as solar array drives, antenna positioners, and thruster gimbals.
- Help prepare basic calculations, measurements, tolerance reviews, and analysis inputs under supervision.
- Support prototype fabrication, purchasing, and tracking of mechanical parts and components.
- Participate in assembly, integration, and testing; document procedures, observations, and results.
- Help set up and conduct functional and environmental tests under the direction of the engineering team.
- Organize design records, parts lists, test data, and materials for design reviews.
- Work with engineers, technicians, and other disciplines to identify issues and help investigate possible solutions.
- Follow approved drawings, procedures, safety practices, and hardware handling requirements; raise questions when requirements are unclear.
- Perform related administrative tasks under the supervision of the relevant manager.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Basic understanding of mechanical design through coursework, laboratory work, student teams, or personal projects.
- Experience using a 3D CAD program in class or on a project; SolidWorks is helpful but not required.
- Comfort working with drawings, basic engineering calculations, and common measurement tools, or a willingness to learn.
- Clear communication, attention to detail, and willingness to ask questions and accept feedback.
- No prior professional engineering experience required.
Helpful Experience
- Student projects in a team environment involving mechanisms, robotics, aerospace hardware, machining, 3D printing, or electromechanical systems.
- Exposure to finite element analysis, GD&T, vibration, thermal testing, or precision assembly.
- Interest in small satellites and space mechanisms.
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