Bigelow Aerospace | Mechanical Design Engineer Internship

Mechanical Design Engineer Internship


Description

Bigelow Aerospace is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineering intern. This is a paid internship based on experience and it is offered throughout the year for a period of three months. We have openings for both part time and full time internships. Potential full time hiring opportunities will be based on evaluations made upon completion of the internship period. This includes performance, work ethic, and specific needs of the department. All interns must be able to work out of our North Las Vegas headquarters.

About You

You should be a highly motivated, highly analytical self-starter with good communication skills (both written and verbal), and should be able to work in an iterative and prototype-focused development style with a cross-functional team including mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, design, human factors, fabrication and research. You are diligent with deadlines and can work in a team environment. Most importantly, you’re excited to be part of something big!

Responsibilities

Because we are a small and nimble team, you will have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, everyone on our team. Some specific responsibilities include:
  • Under the instruction of our Mechanical Engineering staff, you will design components and/or assemblies based on a set of requirements and constraints
  • Gather and understand the project design requirements
  • Perform related analysis and classical hand calculations to optimize design of product
  • Modify and revise designs based on cost and manufacturing capabilities
  • Work with structural analysis to verify capabilities of structure before fabrication
  • Organize design reviews and presentations among peers to gain design feedback
  • Prepare manufacturing drawings to ANSI Y14.5M standards using GD&T for manufacturability and repeatability
  • Process design and documentation revisions according to proper procedure established by Bigelow Aerospace AS9100D Quality Management System requirements

Requirements

  • BS in Mechanical, Aerospace or equivalent engineering field
  • Experience with SolidWorks software
  • Knowledge of ANSI Y14.5M standards and GD&T
  • Comfortable with hands-on work

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant 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.

Company Overview
Bigelow Aerospace was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Our company’s mission is to provide affordable, human-rated space structures for destinations in low Earth orbit, the moon, and beyond to meet the needs of a diverse array of customers.

Since 2006, we have successfully launched and deployed three expandable space structures, to include a human-rated module attached to the International Space Station. Presently, we are working on the research, design, and development of our next generation of human-rated expandable habitats, the B330 spacecraft. We are also currently partnered with NASA to assist with developing commercial and deep space habitation concepts as part of their NextSTEP (Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships) Habitation Systems program.

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Bigelow Aerospace
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1899 W. Brooks Avenue
North Las Vegas, NV 89032

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