Engineering Internship - Fall 2026 (Must be US Citizen)

IERUS Technologies Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

IERUS Technologies invites applications for a year-round Engineering Internship at our Huntsville, AL location. The role provides exposure to Radar Systems, Aerospace Systems, Avionics, Modeling and Simulation, Antenna Design and Analysis, and Software Development across defense and commercial projects.

Interns will perform diverse engineering tasks, including lab prototyping, testing, documentation, and fixture design, while learning DoD contract processes and contributing to ongoing programs.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking and willingness to learn.
• Copy of current transcript must be attached when completing application (official transcript is not required).
• Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Currently enrolled in college and pursuing a Bachelor or Master of Science in one of the listed engineering/technical fields.

Responsibilities

• Lab prototyping and testing with hardware and test software.
• Document test results and ensure compliance with defense industry standards.
• Design fixtures and perform other project engineering tasks.
• Learn the DoD contract process and help execute ongoing programs in various lifecycle stages.

Skills

Strong analytical thinking

Willingness to learn

Education

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Systems Engineering

Computer Science

Physics

Optics

Mathematics

Another related science/technical field

Job description

Engineering Internship

IERUS specializes in technologies and design for Weapon Systems, Analytical Computing, and electromagnetics (RF, IR, and Optical) applications. IERUS also supports customers with a diverse set of competencies including software development, air and missile defense, and systems engineering. IERUS develops value for our defense and commercial customers through accelerations of the technology life cycle: identifying, creating, transitioning, and producing technologies with integrity of purpose and product.

Engineering Internship

IERUS specializes in technologies and design for Weapon Systems, Analytical Computing, and electromagnetics (RF, IR, and Optical) applications. IERUS also supports customers with a diverse set of competencies including software development, air and missile defense, and systems engineering. IERUS develops value for our defense and commercial customers through accelerations of the technology life cycle: identifying, creating, transitioning, and producing technologies with integrity of purpose and product.

We are currently seeking year-round engineering interns to work at our Huntsville, AL location. We are accepting applications for graduate and undergraduate students. Our internships offer experience in many areas and we work to cross-train as much as possible to provide a diverse set of exposures to Radar Systems, Aerospace Systems, Avionics, Modeling and Simulation, Antenna Design and Analysis, Software Development and more.

In this role you will be expected to perform many different engineering tasks such as Lab Prototyping & Testing with different types of hardware and test software, documenting test results & ensuring compliance with defense industry standards applicable with any future DoD career, designing fixtures, and various other project engineering tasks. You will learn the process of DoD contracts and help execute ongoing programs in various stages of the engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Currently enrolled in college and obtaining a Bachelor or Master of Science in:
• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Computer Science
• Physics
• Optics
• Mathematics
• Another related science/technical field

Requirements

• Strong analytical thinking and willingness to learn
• Copy of current transcript must be attached when completing application (official transcript is not required)

Location

Huntsville, AL

IERUS Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

IERUS Technologies participates in E-Verify.