Hands-On Mechanical Eng Internship: Nuclear Hardware

Forge Atomics Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Forge Atomics in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County is seeking Mechanical Engineering interns to design, analyze, build, and test hardware for Ember, a 25 MWe nuclear reactor. Internships are available for Spring 2027 and Summer 2027, with team-based placement based on interest and experience.

You will work directly with engineers and technicians on components, loops, and reactor structures, applying fundamentals to real hardware and learning in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in an engineering, physics or math discipline by the start of employment.
• 3+ months of applied engineering experience (internships and project team experience strongly preferred).
• Must be able to comply with U.S. Department of Energy export control regulations governing access to nuclear technology; U.S. citizenship is not required.

Responsibilities

• Own a well-scoped piece of reactor-critical mechanical hardware end-to-end — design, analysis, prototyping, and test — with mentorship of the engineer responsible for that system.
• Support validation of hardware with rigorous testing: thermal cycling, pressure cycling, shock, and vibration; develop fixturing and write up results in technical reports.
• Apply first-order hand calculations and engineering fundamentals to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations.
• Collaborate daily with technicians, engineers from other systems, and managers to develop designs that balance cost, efficiency, and deployment logistics

Skills

GPA 3.5+

1 year exp

Team collaboration

Test instrumentation

Education

B.S. in engineering/physics/math

Tools

Testing equipment

Job description

Forge Atomics in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County is seeking Mechanical Engineering interns to design, analyze, build, and test hardware for Ember, a 25 MWe nuclear reactor. Internships are available for Spring 2027 and Summer 2027, with team-based placement based on interest and experience.

You will work directly with engineers and technicians on components, loops, and reactor structures, applying fundamentals to real hardware and learning in a fast-paced environment.