Redwire Space

Engineering Intern

Longmont, Colorado, United States

$48-58k

Internship

a month ago

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Job description

Bring your passion for space!

Redwire is accelerating humanity's expansion into space through specializing in manufacturer high-reliability satellite technologies, solutions, and products. These cutting-edge capabilities address cost and performance limitations that are helping to revolutionize spaceflight and are currently being utilized on missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and several commercial space companies.

Summary

As an Intern at Redwire’s Longmont facility, interns typically represent college students with a strong interest in gaining related work experience while pursuing an undergraduate, graduate or PhD degree. Under direct supervision, you will perform various tasks and assignments for Redwire’s professional staff in such disciplines as Electrical Engineering (ideally with RF experience), Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may vary based on specific assignment and some functions may not be required for all positions. Will primarily be responsible for:

Design components or subsystems for critical aerospace hardware (including testing and Ground Support Equipment)
Stress, structural, and/or thermal analysis
Create and maintain build, design, and/or testing documentation
Assist to plan, schedule, coordinate and facilitate manufacturing activities
Conduct early conceptual trade studies and construct risk reduction prototypes to inform design
Ensure that personal and team milestones are met
Build space flight hardware in a laboratory environment
Contribute to the development of processes and procedures
Coordinate within an interdisciplinary engineering team to achieve project goals
Model exemplary professional conduct as a representative of Redwire

Ideal Experience:

High School diploma or GED graduate currently enrolled in a 4-year accredited university and pursuing an undergrad or a graduate degree in an appropriate field: Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
Fundamental engineering skills
Ability to work and communicate with a team of diverse space professionals
Enthusiasm to building space hardware and systems
US Citizen or US Person as defined by ITAR Regulations

We are looking for candidates who have some skills and knowledge similar to the following:

RF systems knowledge and RF modeling tools (HFSS, Ansoft)
Experience with SolidWorks
Familiar with GD&T drafting standards
Experience with Abacus, ANSYS, or similar FEA software
Experience working with aerospace programs
Hands-on hardware experience in a professional build/test environment

You don’t need to have all the above skills. Most importantly, we are seeking passionate individuals who want to be part of team.

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Pay Range

$23.00-$28.00 hourly depending on what year you are in college

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)
Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will be considered for higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here