Engineering Intern: Harsh-Environment Connector Design

ITT Inc. - English US; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Cannon, an ITT Inc. brand, offers a summer internship for Mechanical or Electrical Engineering students.

You will participate in the design and validation of electrical connectors used in harsh environments for aerospace and defense applications. Mentored by experienced engineers, you will gain hands-on experience in CAD modeling, design reviews, and documentation while supporting the engineering team throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering program (BS/MS/PhD), in good standing.
• Knowledge of basic mechanical and electrical design principles.
• Knowledge of metals, plastics, and rubber materials helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all design stages of a specific harsh environment electrical connector development project including interpreting design input requirements and constraints.
• Participate in early-stage concept development, including designing and creating preliminary 3D CAD models.
• Present design concepts to engineering department as part of Preliminary Design Review.
• Perform design changes based on team feedback on selected final design concept.
• Finalize 3D CAD model and generate 2D CAD drawings of selected design.
• Work with procurement to select vendors, receive quotations, and procure prototypes of selected design.

Skills

Mechanical design principles

Electrical design principles

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering student (BS/MS/PhD)

Tools

CAD (3D/2D)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

ITT Cannon, an ITT Inc. brand, offers a summer internship for Mechanical or Electrical Engineering students.

You will participate in the design and validation of electrical connectors used in harsh environments for aerospace and defense applications. Mentored by experienced engineers, you will gain hands-on experience in CAD modeling, design reviews, and documentation while supporting the engineering team throughout the project lifecycle.