Graduate Additive Manufacturing Internship: Design & Testing

Penn State University; United States; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Hybrid option (State College, PA)

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA invites a graduate student to join the Advanced Manufacturing Process Development Department for a spring internship focused on additive manufacturing design, fabrication, and testing.

The role includes CAD, programming, and mechatronics work, with opportunities to work up to 40 hours/week in the summer and up to 20 hours/week during fall/spring.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Engineering Design, or related Additive Manufacturing fields.
• Experience with CAD tools and programming (MATLAB, Python) is preferred.
• Knowledge of additive manufacturing technologies and data documentation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support additive manufacturing design, fabrication, and testing tasks.
• Develop and refine additive manufacturing tools and processes.
• Execute prints, track fabrication progress, and document results.
• Collect data and perform basic analysis; review literature and report findings.
• Communicate progress with the ARL team and manage own schedule.

Skills

CAD

SolidWorks

NX

Programming

MATLAB

Python

Mechatronics

LabVIEW

Arduino

Sensor integration

Additive manufacturing

FEM

Thermal modeling

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate student in Mechanical Eng or related field

Tools

3D printing systems

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA invites a graduate student to join the Advanced Manufacturing Process Development Department for a spring internship focused on additive manufacturing design, fabrication, and testing.

The role includes CAD, programming, and mechatronics work, with opportunities to work up to 40 hours/week in the summer and up to 20 hours/week during fall/spring.