Aerospace Flight Test & Integration Intern (Summer)

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Huntsville, AL is offering a Flight Test and Integration Engineer Summer Intern position to support missile systems and autonomous aircraft programs. You will join a multidisciplinary team in a lab environment to perform integration and flight-test tasks across subsystems and payloads.

The role emphasizes requirements traceability, test data analysis, and clear technical reporting, with a focus on hands-on engineering and collaboration among teams.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• U.S. Citizen is required.
• Minimum GPA 3.2 on ABET-accredited program.
• Willingness to work in Huntsville, AL in-office.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and use common hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Support multidisciplinary teams for integrating and flight-testing subsystems, payloads, or munitions.
• Contribute to test-related engineering tasks: requirements traceability, regression testing, system integration verification.
• Collect, process, and analyze test data (telemetry, logs, video, RF, GNSS, inertial data).
• Produce test reports, data summaries, anomaly investigations, and lessons-learned documentation.

Skills

Mechatronics experience

Programming (Python/Arduino)

MATLAB

SolidWorks

Technical writing

Education

ABET-accredited aerospace/mechanical/electrical/computer engineering degree

Tools

CAD tools

Lab test equipment

Job description

Leidos in Huntsville, AL is offering a Flight Test and Integration Engineer Summer Intern position to support missile systems and autonomous aircraft programs. You will join a multidisciplinary team in a lab environment to perform integration and flight-test tasks across subsystems and payloads.

The role emphasizes requirements traceability, test data analysis, and clear technical reporting, with a focus on hands-on engineering and collaboration among teams.