Mechanical Engineering Interns

Job Title

Mechanical Engineering Summer Intern level C (Ashaway, RI)

Job Location

Ashaway, RI

Job Overview

• Provide mechanical engineering support for new product development and factory support of existing products.
• Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan.
• Execute verification testing based on the mechanical specification and test plan.
• Conduct design analysis and testing (structural and thermal) to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Understand customer needs, generate test procedures, and execute tests.
• Generate and process engineering change orders (ECOs) as required.
• Collaborate with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation.
• Support installation coordination for maritime structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment installations.
• Apply engineering design and analytical theory to integrated system design.
• Support transition from engineering design to manufacturing, assembly, and installation of designed products.
• Apply principles of structural mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities.
• Develop free body diagrams, determine reaction forces, calculate internal loads, and develop shear and moment diagrams.
• Opportunity to work on diverse tasks and maritime systems on various platforms.

Compensation

Please note that compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering support for new product development and factory support of existing products.
• Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan.
• Execute verification testing based on the mechanical specification and test plan.
• Conduct design analysis and testing (structural and thermal) to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Understand customer needs, generate test procedures, and execute tests.
• Generate and process engineering change orders (ECOs) as required.
• Collaborate with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation.
• Support installation coordination for maritime structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment installations.
• Apply engineering design and analytical theory to integrated system design.
• Support transition from engineering design to manufacturing, assembly, and installation of designed products.
• Apply principles of structural mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities.
• Develop free body diagrams, determine reaction forces, calculate internal loads, and develop shear and moment diagrams.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Engineering, or a related field.
• Preferred Skills:
  • Exposure to CAD or analysis (FEA) tools, and/or experience in mechanical design or analysis of electronic systems, structures, and mechanisms.
  • Familiarity with transducer instrumentation, data collection, automation, and software programming for numerical analysis.
  • Ability to apply principles of Structural Mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities.
  • Proficiency in generating free body diagrams, determining reaction forces, calculating internal loads, and developing shear and moment diagrams.
  • Working knowledge of at least one programming language.
  • Familiarity with finite element methods and fatigue and damage tolerance principles.

We're excited for you to apply!