Mechanical Engineering Intern

Areté

Mechanical Engineering Intern developing systems for maritime and aerial environments. Working on design tasks, integration, testing, and supporting data analysis and programming efforts.

Posted 4/11/2026internshipFalls Church • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $27 - $32 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in hardware testing, assist in troubleshooting, and delve into system capabilities to address input/output issues when needed.
Apply your engineering skills to design prototype components, using electronics and mechanical lab tools from soldering irons and oscilloscopes to 3-D printing.
Assist in generating, revising, updating, compiling, and debugging various scientific or software computer programs.
Contribute to consolidating and analyzing a broad spectrum of datasets, both structured and unstructured.
Be proactive in staying updated on the latest analytic methodologies and technologies and apply what you've learned to build smarter systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Enrolled in a bachelor’s or higher in engineering, computer science, or physical sciences
Experience or interest with CAD software (Creo, Solidworks)
Finite Element Analysis (Ansys)
Embedded programming (C, Python)
Signal processing
Circuit design (Altium)
Comfortable in a hands-on lab environment (hand tools, soldering, …)
Must be a US Citizen
Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Areté is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination.

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Hard Skills & Tools

CAD softwareFinite Element AnalysisEmbedded programmingSignal processingCircuit design

Soft Skills

troubleshootingproactive learningdata analysis