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Are you searching for an internship experience that will include impactful engineering work?

Does making meaningful contributions to projects that span from submarines to surface ships, UAVs, aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft sound like a dream job?

If so, and if you’re pursuing a degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, we’d love to have you join our team!

We are seeking interns to help us perform computer-aided design (CAD) and analysis of mechanical systems. For example, as a member of our team, you'll work with lead engineers to conceptualize solutions to challenging mechanical engineering problems. You'll model a detailed design in CAD and coordinate the manufacturing of what you created. From there, you'll assemble and test hardware systems and when applicable, document the results. You will be joining a hardworking team of engineers and scientists who are among the world's best. We are passionate about making critical contributions to our nation's most critical, technological challenges.

As a member of our team...

• Your primary responsibility will either be the computer-aided design of mechanical systems or to run computational simulations and perform analysis.
• You will work with and actively collaborate with engineers, designers, fabricators, and scientists on a daily basis.
• You will generated the files and documentation necessary to facilitate the fabrication of your designs.
• Depending on what you create, you will 3D print your models or initiate the machining of parts.
• You will order the necessary hardware to assemble your designs, plus perform the assembly and testing yourself.
• You will propose and develop new modeling frameworks for predicting the response of sophisticated systems to conditions including but not limited to mechanical, thermal, chemical, and electromagnetic stimulus.
• You will give presentations to communicate results to team members.

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...

• Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Have a passion for CAD and practical experience using CAD software, possibly in support of class projects, graduate research, or during a prior internship
• Have a passion developing physics-based simulations and applying data analysis to solve problems, possibly in support of class projects, graduate research, or during a prior internship.
• Have scientific/engineering programming experience, the ability to work in one or more programming languages (MATLAB, C/C++, Python, FORTRAN, …) or software commonly used in computational science and engineering
• Can demonstrate that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To ensure the safety and well-being of the community, APL has established a policy requiring that all staff be vaccinated against COVID-19. All staff members must provide proof of full vaccination or have an approved medical or religious accommodation by their start date.
• Are able to obtain a Secret security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you…

• Have CAD experience in either SolidWorks or Creo Parametric.
• Are experienced or interested in performing finite element analysis (FEA).
• Have experience in performing large-scale simulations on high performance computing systems.
• Direct experience using LS-Dyna or other finite element analysis software packages.
• Proven ability to contribute to team based software development.

Why work at APL?

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation’s most critical defense, security, space and science challenges. While we are dedicated to solving complex challenges and pioneering new technologies, what makes us truly outstanding is our culture. We offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates.

At APL, we celebrate our differences and encourage creativity and bold, new ideas. Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance. APL’s campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington metro area. Learn more about our career opportunities at www.jhuapl.edu/careers.

APL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

APL is committed to promoting an innovative environment that embraces diversity, encourages creativity, and supports inclusion of new ideas. In doing so, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact Accommodations@jhuapl.edu. Only by ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard are we empowered to be bold, do great things, and make the world a better place.