Integrated Performance Engineer Intern

About the Role

Employment: Internship

Department: Engineering Research & Development

Key Responsibilities

• Model stage separation, including plume impingement, to inform trajectory design of an entry vehicle.
• Develop models and perform analysis for multiple payload deployment collision avoidance.
• Develop dynamic loads and levels for launch vehicle hardware to design and test.
• Model coupled dynamics of engine actuators in a full vehicle dynamics simulation.
• Develop a script to automatically update a dashboard that displays abort values for testing and launch.
• Perform CFD analysis of vehicle entry configurations and develop aero databases.
• Analyze flight and engine hot-fire test data to characterize the dynamic response of the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Design, manufacture, and test hardware to aid in mitigation of dynamic environments and/or execution of dynamics testing.
• Process test data and flight data to ensure analysis predictions properly represent vehicle behavior.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.

Compensation: $34–$42 per hour.