Composite Engineering Intern Equity & Impact

Swarm Aero; California; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Sick leave

Wellness stipend

Office lunch

Parental leave

Impactful work

Engineering team

Job summary

Swarm Aero invites motivated students to join our internship program in California. You will own a scoped project tied to our swarming aircraft tech and present results with the team responsible for the system.

You will collaborate on composite fabrication, materials testing, and process development, gaining practical experience in a fast‑paced defense technology environment. The experience emphasizes real outcomes and hands-on learning to build part of tomorrow's aerospace systems.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Coursework or project experience in materials, composites, polymers, manufacturing, mechanics, or lab methods.
• Comfort working safely in a lab and on a manufacturing floor.
• A hands-on project, research effort, shop role, or team where you made and tested physical parts.

Responsibilities

• Support composite fabrication, tooling, bonding, cure, trimming, finishing, and inspection activities.
• Plan or execute material characterization, coupon testing, process trials, and data analysis.
• Study cure cycles, resin systems, fiber architecture, defects, joints, or process-structure-property relationships.
• Investigate manufacturing problems and document root causes and corrective actions.
• Create work instructions, test reports, process specifications, or other technical documentation.

Skills

Materials science

Composite fabrication

Laboratory safety

Hands-on projects

Education

Pursuing degree in Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Chemical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Swarm Aero invites motivated students to join our internship program in California. You will own a scoped project tied to our swarming aircraft tech and present results with the team responsible for the system.

You will collaborate on composite fabrication, materials testing, and process development, gaining practical experience in a fast‑paced defense technology environment. The experience emphasizes real outcomes and hands-on learning to build part of tomorrow's aerospace systems.