Mechanical Engineering Intern / Co-op, Rocket Motors

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$52k–$83k

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Git AI Mechanical Engineering Intern / Co-op at GITAI will develop hardware for the Space-Based Interceptor program, including satellite bus components and rocket motor hardware. The role involves taking hardware from concept through design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and iteration.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Drive
Own clearly scoped mechanical hardware through design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and iteration.
Design and update mechanical components, assemblies, interfaces, prototypes, ground support equipment, and test fixtures using 3D CAD and engineering drawings.
Work directly with engineers, technicians, machinists, suppliers, and test personnel to turn incomplete requirements and early concepts into hardware that can be built and tested.
Support hands-on fabrication, assembly, inspection, integration, and test activities, including hardware setup, instrumentation, data collection, teardown, and post-test inspection.
Investigate manufacturing problems, integration issues, and test failures, then quickly apply what you learn to the next hardware iteration.
Document hardware configurations, design decisions, build issues, test results, and lessons learned, and support field tests outside the Torrance office when required.

Qualification

You should haveA willingness to work hardThe judgment to raise problems earlyExperience with satellite hardware

Required

We do not expect interns to arrive as finished engineers. We expect you to have built enough real hardware to know that engineering is rarely clean, and to have the drive to keep learning when the first design does not work.
You should have:
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, either already completed or expected to be completed during 2027.
At least one year of sustained participation in a technically rigorous student engineering project, such as Formula SAE, rocketry, CubeSat, robotics, Baja SAE, or Design-Build-Fly, with meaningful hands-on involvement.
Experience taking hardware through several stages of development, such as design, fabrication, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and redesign.
Experience using a professional 3D CAD system and reading mechanical drawings. SolidWorks experience is preferred but not required.
A willingness to work hard, learn quickly, take direct feedback, move across functional boundaries, and do the hands-on work required to move hardware forward.
The judgment to raise problems early, ask clear questions, and keep working through ambiguity, setbacks, and changing priorities.
Ability to work fully onsite at GITAI’s office in Torrance, California.
U.S. citizenship due to potential access to export-controlled and government-controlled information.
Experience with satellite hardware, rocket propulsion, solid rocket motors, robotics, mechanisms, pressure systems, or aerospace test equipment.
Experience owning a component or subsystem through multiple design, build, test, and redesign cycles.

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