Flight Test & Integration Summer Intern

The Small Airborne Effectors Division, within the Leidos Kinetic Effects Business Area, has an opportunity for a Flight Test and Integration Engineer Summer Intern at our Huntsville, AL campus, supporting a variety of programs related to missile systems and uncrewed aircraft. This is a dynamic opportunity for talented individuals to thrive on a diverse array of multidisciplinary projects. The division is responsible for developing, testing, and producing small airborne missiles, autonomous systems, and payload effectors for customers including all branches of the US Military and Special Operations Forces.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support and contribute to multidisciplinary teams responsible for integrating and flight-testing new subsystems, payloads, and/or munitions.
• Work in a lab environment on test-related engineering tasks such as requirements traceability, regression testing, and system integration verification.
• Collect, process, and analyze test data (telemetry, sensor logs, video, RF, GNSS, inertial data, etc.) to verify system performance against requirements.
• Produce clear technical test reports, data summaries, anomaly investigations, and lessons-learned documentation.

Basic Qualifications

• Actively working toward a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Overall GPA of 3.2 or above.
• Ability to perform physical work such as lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Knowledge of and ability to use common hand tools.
• Willing to work in-office in Huntsville, AL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Course background in aerospace disciplines (aerodynamics, propulsion, navigation, avionics, structures).
• Course background in instrumentation and test, including technical writing.
• Mechatronics experience and familiarity with computer aided design tools across disciplines and programming/scripting languages (MATLAB, Solidworks, Python/Arduino, etc.).
• Participation in student design teams (Design/Build/Fly, rocketry, Formula SAE, robotics, etc.).
• Experience with small autonomous aircraft (multi-rotor or fixed-wing) or autonomy hardware/software packages.