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The engineers of the mid-1900s put a man on the moon in eight years, designed and built planes and submarines from scratch in under three, and conceived of building things we wouldn’t even be able to dream up today.\nToday, the last of the engineers who imagined and built these systems are retiring. As they go, we lose not only the engineering knowledge gained from their decades of imagination and trial-and-error, but also the spirit that made that imagination possible.\nAmca is working day-in and day-out to restore America’s ability to engineer anything that our critical systems depend on, and reinvigorate the cycle of creation that allows imagination to shape physical reality. We rapidly develop and manufacture new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. By restoring the capability of our antiquated supply chains, we increase the country’s capacity to imagine and realize new systems, and make a physical world that looks very different from today.\nOverview\nThe Mechanical Design Engineering Intern works alongside our design team to develop flight hardware for new and existing airframes. You will own a scoped hardware project from concept through prototype and test, with a dedicated mentor and daily access to the engineers responsible for the systems around you. Your summer will consist of designing, analyzing, and building fluid and structural components, and learning how customer level requirements translate into parts that get built and qualified.\nThis is not a shadowing program. Interns at Amca ship hardware. You should expect your work to be reviewed with the same rigor as a full-time engineer's, and to see your parts on the bench before you leave.\nResponsibilities\nDesign and prototype mechanical hardware under the guidance of a mentor engineerContribute to avionics hardware (buttons, switches, dials), flow control devices (valves, regulators, solenoids), or mechanisms (actuators, pistons)\nQuestion requirements, look for simplification, and help accelerate component deliveries\n\nGenerate and maintain detailed drawings, component specifications, and supporting analysisWe believe design engineers should perform their own concept design, technical analysis, and first unit builds, and we hold interns to the same expectation at an appropriate scope\n\nSupport root cause investigations arising in development, production, and test, and help implement corrective actions\nBuild and test your own prototypes in our in-house R&D lab\nWork with test engineering to help define and execute qualification plans for the components you own\nWork with build engineers to understand manufacturability constraints and incorporate DFM feedback into your designs\nPresent your project and results to the engineering team at the end of the internship\nBasic Qualifications\nCurrently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD program in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, or engineering physics\nReturning to school in Fall 2027, or graduating in Spring 2027 and interested in a full-time role\nCompleted coursework in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, or solid mechanics, and a working understanding of engineering first principles\nHands-on design, analysis, or build experience through coursework, a student project team, personal projects, or a prior internship\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nExperience on a student project team building physical hardware, such as rocketry, Formula SAE, Baja, or a design build fly team\nFamiliarity with GD&T concepts\nExperience with Siemens NX, SolidWorks, or a similar CAD package\nExposure to finite element analysis (FEA) software\nExperience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting mechanical systems\nFamiliarity with pressurized components (valves, regulators, tubes, pipes)\nExperience using test instrumentation and control components such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, relays, and solenoid valves\nMachine shop, welding, or fabrication experience\nStrong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and interest in modern aerospace production and design\nAdditional Requirements\nThis internship is on-site in El Segundo, California, five days a week.\nOccasional travel to vendors or other Amca sites may be required\nHourly Pay Range\n$30—$50 USD\nThis position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). 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