Loads and Dynamics Engineering Intern
Hermeus
internship
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Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 - $33 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
Tech Stack
FlutterSpring
About the role
- Support the development of supersonic aircraft programs on the Flight Sciences team in LA
- Work closely with aerodynamics and structures teams to develop and refine external loads
- Create dynamic simulations and generate vehicle finite element models to assess static and dynamic load cases
- Solve structural static and dynamic problems via hand calculations, finite element analysis, or test data
- Validate analysis through testing and flight
- Characterize aeroelastic effects such as flutter and evaluate flutter behaviors to support aircraft development
- Define external loads from flight maneuvers, gust, takeoff and landing for structural design and analysis
- Define random vibration environments from buffet and engine dynamics
Requirements
- Practical experience through internships, studies or projects
- Must be currently enrolled in a STEM program at an accredited college or university (undergraduate student in your third or fourth year of study, or enrolled in a Master's or Ph.D. program)
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles
- Demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams
- Enthusiasm for aviation and Hermeus's mission
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- GPA of 3.0 or above
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing (U.S. citizens, nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees, refugees)