Launch Engineer Intern

About the Role

Internship supporting energy systems, launch and test operations, and operations.

Program Highlights

• Launch Mechanical (Cape Canaveral, FL; Long Beach, CA)
• Perform end-to-end design of launch hardware, utilizing CAD, FEA, and hand calculations.
• Collaborate closely with launch site civil and fluids engineering teams.
• High Power (Cape Canaveral, FL)
• Support design, installation, and activation of power generation and control.
• Support design, installation, and activation of power distribution and protection.
• Support design, installation, and activation of sequencing systems for launch operations.
• Designed, built, and tested Aeon R engine ground spin start system.
• Developed automation for precise control of ground system valve actuation.
• Oversaw design and build of load test boxes for Avionics hardware in the loop testing.
• Coordinated/developed interdisciplinary rocket and ground system architecture for Terran R.
• Tested flight quick disconnects.
• Implemented computer vision on robots to implement live depth data.
• Worked on test stand infrastructure to help run tests more often and more efficiently.
• Designed and 3D printed tools for rocket integration.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate student earning degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and intense startup environment.
• Basic knowledge of common fluid & structural components and instrumentation, such as valves, regulators, hydraulic actuators, pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow meters, accelerometers, strain gauges, load cells.
• Ownership of projects from beginning to end, with minimal oversight.