Engineering Intern, AAT

About the Role

Austal USA Advanced Technologies (AT) is a division of Austal USA, focused on inventing, maturing, and implementing advanced maritime technologies to enhance operational capacities and readiness of defense systems. AT operates a technology hub in Charlottesville, VA, and oversees the U.S. Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM COE) in Danville, VA, with the mission to operationalize additive manufacturing in the submarine industrial base and provide emergent request support.

Focus of Work

• Additive Manufacturing / Advanced Manufacturing
• Robotics & Industrial Automation
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Data Analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily operation and maintenance tasks on additive manufacturing (3D printing) equipment.
• Process printed parts including inspection, NDT and post process machining.
• Assist engineers and technicians operating additive manufacturing equipment.
• Engineering drawing review prior to part manufacturing.
• Perform basic engineering calculations, as required.
• Interface with equipment suppliers and raw material vendors.
• Evaluate and solve technical issues in equipment operation.
• Update Vendor-Furnished Information, per supervisor guidance.
• Generate reports, as required.
• Interface and communicate with both internal and external customers on technical matters.
• Maintain appropriate engineering procedures throughout the product development process to achieve engineering deliverables including cost, reliability, and manufacturing objectives.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Currently pursuing a bachelor degree in Engineering (preferably Materials Science or Mechanical) from an accredited university.
• Currently maintaining a minimum 2.0 overall grade point average (4.0 scale).
• Successful completion of the Fourth Semester of discipline-specific Engineering Curriculum.

Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD design software desirable.
• Proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Must be self-motivated to learn and succeed.
• Must be able to verbalize innovative approaches and ideas to supervisor.
• Ability to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work in a Production environment.
• Demonstrated project and time management skills.
• Systematic troubleshooting abilities / root cause analysis.
• Strong sense of ownership.
• Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate technical and design issues to external and internal customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

Tools

• Computer – applicable software

Liases With

• Engineers, Technicians, Production Personnel, other Austal departmental personnel (as directed), and Equipment Suppliers.

Additional Guidelines

• Candidates must be able to provide proof of US Person status.
• Candidates will be trained on current Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) software and must demonstrate basic navigational expertise within the first 30 days of employment.