Summer Engineering Internships

Engineering is a complex field with widely varied job opportunities. From mechanical to civil engineering, there are many different jobs to explore. If you’re interested in becoming an engineer, or if you’re studying engineering in school, summer engineering internships can be the perfect way to learn more about the field and find out what type of engineer you might want to become.

Summer internships will give you a different perspective on what you’re studying at school; you’ll be able to apply the knowledge you’ve gained in the classroom to real-world situations and enhance your academic learning with hands-on experience. Meeting and working with professional engineers as a summer intern allows you to start building a network of people who can provide you with mentorship, career advice, and expertise on what it’s really like to work as an engineer. What you learn during your summer internship can help you guide your future career goals and it can also create a strong foundation for beginning that career.

Find all types of internships in engineering available over the summer at Internships.com. We’ll help you search for the internship job that’s perfect for you, whether it’s in a specific location, company, or type of engineering. Check out the featured internship listings below or enter the search criteria that are important to you; it’s easy to start your summer internship search now!

Intern - Software Engineer

Smartplane Inc.Los Angeles, CA — Virtual
Smartplane Inc. is developing advanced avionics software that goes in small aircraft. It manages and reports on flight control, navigation, communications and vehicle health. This includes interacting with GPS, radios, satellite comms, auto-pilot, etc. We are also developing a web application that pilots can use to plan their flights, much like people use Google Maps. This is an opportunity to contribute to a project that will radically change the state of the art in general aviation. We are looking for interns to work with us on a part-time or full-time basis. Flex hours. Note that this is an unpaid internship and that you will be able to work from your home location (no need to relocate). You will work closely with the company founder and other engineers. 1. Avionics: you will work with our engineers to develop the avionics software. We develop in Java and Swing, with a few modules in C++. You might work on the user interface, core logic, artificial intelligence algorithms and/or integrating hardware components into our system, such as GPS, radios, transponders, etc. Required skills and experience: - Java - Windows & Linux - Eclipse - Github Nice to have skills: - experience as a private pilot 2. Web Application: you will develop the front-end of our web site, which will have a look and feel similar to Google Maps and Kayak. Required skills and experience: - Java - Wicket framework - Spring framework - Wordpress (and/ possibly Joomla) - Windows & Linux - Eclipse - Github Nice to have skills: - Godaddy website administration - experience as a private pilot