We are looking for engineering students for our 2025 Summer Internships. As we are known for having an innovative, creative, and fun culture we like to see the personal projects that demonstrate your hands-on engineering and manufacturing capabilities. If you have a passion for aviation, solving challenging problems, and pushing the envelope of what’s possible, Scaled is the place for you!
Interns at Scaled will perform meaningful work that will directly contribute to the success of our company. You’ll be mentored by some of the brightest minds in the industry and have opportunities to build connections that can last a lifetime. Our paid internship program will last between 10-12 weeks during the summer of 2025.
We are accepting applications from now until Early November. Expect to hear back from us around December 2024.
Category: Engineering
Location: Mojave, CA
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: None
Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule
Benefits: 100% Paid Benefits and 401k Matching
Summary:
Founded by Burt Rutan in 1982, Scaled Composites has been in the business of Designing, Building, and Flying unique airplanes (and occasionally spacecraft) for now over 40 years. We are a modestly sized company, constantly building small teams of empowered and capable employees to achieve extraordinary accomplishments in aerospace. From the farthest (Global Flyer), to the largest (Stratolaunch), to the highest (SpaceShipOne, Proteus), and many in between, Scaled’s track record of innovation has pushed against and expanded some of the most stubborn corners of the flight envelope.
Required Qualifications:
Pursuing a degree in mechanical, aerospace, or electrical engineering, computer science or another technical discipline.Demonstrated range and flexibility in your work, school, or project history.Independent thinking.Willingness and desire to work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.Self-starter motivation.Essential Job Functions:
Requires mobility and the ability to bend and reach May infrequently require lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling materials (Ground Power Units, fuel bowsers, small aircraft) with a force up to 30 pounds Manual dexterity and coordination are required; repetitive hand motion (e.g., to operate computer keyboard, test equipment, aircraft avionics) Vision at close distances and the ability to adjust focus for prolonged periods (i.e., computer screen, flight displays)Ability to remain sedentary or stationary for prolonged periods of time Ability to write for extended periods of time Ability to work in an office setting for prolonged periods of timeMay be asked to carry up to 20 lbs. up and down a flight of stairs on a regular basis such as files, books, office equipment, test hardware, etc. Occasional reaching overhead and lifting up to 15 poundsAbility to converse and communicate information with othersOccasional exposure to chemical vapors and/or fumes in low non-hazardous concentrationPotential to climb up and down steps on a daily basisMust be able to read and understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS)