Ground Support Equipment Intern — Hands-on Aerospace Design

Firefly Aerospace; Briggs (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas, invites undergraduate and graduate students to join our Ground Support Equipment design and testing teams as interns.

You will collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, and Test teams to support design, construction, and activation activities across the internship focus areas.

Candidates should show creativity, flexibility, and strong teamwork while communicating effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in either a BS or MS program (or a recent graduate) at an accredited four-year university or college.
• Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving environment
• Detail-oriented, managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus towards a common goal
• Strong comprehension of design fundamentals; Aerospace or Industry experience a plus
• Communicates effectively, verbally and in writing
• Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks

Responsibilities

• Design could include preliminary concept generation, sizing, costing, detail design, architecture layout, and drawing creation
• Construction could include reviewing designs with technicians, writing work instructions for fabrication, and conducting work inspections
• Activation could include writing, reviewing, or running checkout procedures, customer handoff meetings, and documentation
• Use engineering principles and fundamentals to provide novel solutions for technically challenging problems in the Internship focus area (Structural Design, Test, and Electrical Engineering, Fluid Systems, Test and Launch Operations, etc.)

Skills

Detail-oriented

Design fundamentals

Communication skills

Prioritization

Hands-on mindset

Willing to work hands-on

Education

BS or MS in related field

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas, invites undergraduate and graduate students to join our Ground Support Equipment design and testing teams as interns.

You will collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, and Test teams to support design, construction, and activation activities across the internship focus areas.

Candidates should show creativity, flexibility, and strong teamwork while communicating effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment.