Flight Structures Intern — Hands-On Mechanical Engineering

Hermeus; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days sick leave

Weekly office lunches

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a hands-on Structures/Mechanical Engineering Intern to support the design, build, and test of flight hardware for next-generation aircraft systems. You will help design and develop mechanical subassemblies across the vehicle, including control surfaces, landing gear doors, avionics trays, and other flight critical hardware.

This internship offers Spring (around 16 weeks) and Summer (around 12 weeks) terms in a fast-paced development environment, with opportunities to own

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, and mechanical design.
• Hands-on hardware experience through internships, research, labs, personal projects, or student teams such as FSAE, rocketry, robotics, or similar.
• Familiarity with CAD tools.
• Comfortable working with physical hardware, hand tools, test equipment, and fast-paced build environments.
• Interest in aircraft structures, mechanical systems, flight hardware, and rapid hardware development.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles.
• Enthusiasm for aviation and Hermeus’s mission.
• GPA of 3.0 or above.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of flight hardware and mechanical subassemblies for aircraft systems.
• Assist with CAD modeling, drawing creation, hardware release, and design updates.
• Perform basic hand calculations and engineering analysis to support design decisions.
• Help build, integrate, troubleshoot, and test prototype and flight hardware.
• Collaborate with structures, mechanical, manufacturing, avionics, and test teams to support vehicle development.
• Contribute to design reviews, test planning, and documentation of lessons learned.
• Support rapid iteration by identifying design improvements, simplifying hardware, and incorporating feedback from build and test activities.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Hands-on hardware

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Aerospace interest

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

NX

Job description

Hermeus is seeking a hands-on Structures/Mechanical Engineering Intern to support the design, build, and test of flight hardware for next-generation aircraft systems. You will help design and develop mechanical subassemblies across the vehicle, including control surfaces, landing gear doors, avionics trays, and other flight critical hardware.

This internship offers Spring (around 16 weeks) and Summer (around 12 weeks) terms in a fast-paced development environment, with opportunities to own