2024 Nondestructive Evaluation Graduate Intern

The Aerospace Corporation

Jan 14, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Engineering
Los Angeles

Requirements

What You Need to be Successful:
Minimum Requirements:
Currently enrolled fulltime in a accredited college/university program pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or related discipline
Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full-time after completion of the internship.
Minimum GPA 3.0
Relevant coursework in materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, additive manufacturing, metallurgy, NDE, computational modeling
Skills surrounding materials science, nondestructive evaluation, metallurgy, microstructure analysis, or material characterization
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
How You Can Stand Out:
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
Interest in gaining knowledge in nondestructive evaluation, additive manufacturing, materials property measurements
Records on publishing technical paper or delivering conference presentations
Hands-on experience with ultrasonic testing, eddy current measurement and testing, conducting computational modeling and simulation of NDE techniques, image analysis
Experience in Python, LabVIEW, InspectionWare, CIVA, or MATLAB programming
Demonstrated ability to independently work technical assignments

Responsibilities

Graduate intern will be working in the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) section of the Materials Science Department (MSD) researching ultrasonic and/or current technologies, defects, microstructure properties, and materials characterization
Ultrasonic testing measurements, eddy current measurements, or computational modeling and simulation of NDE techniques
Correlating material properties to the additive manufacturing process and resulting microstructures
Resolve design and test issues/anomalies/challenges
Data acquisition and analysis
Offer technical consultation to MSD team members and management
Develop and assess design and analysis criteria, requirements, and specifications for launch and space vehicle hardware
Maintain state-of-the-art skills in activities related to experimental design, evaluation data evaluation, AM builds
Communicate with personnel within PSL and between organizations within Engineering, Technology Group
Coordinate and actively engage with nondestructive evaluation colleagues on joint projects
Prepare written and oral reports of research activities and accomplishments, and present to higher management, internal colleagues and the broader scientific community
Contribute to MSD technical projects by hands-on nondestructive evaluation methods including, but not limited to, ultrasonic and eddy current technologies.

The Aerospace Corporation

The only FFRDC for the entire space enterprise.

Defence & Aerospace

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1960

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The Aerospace Corporation has provided independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs since 1960. We operate a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office and support all national-security space programs. We also apply more than 40 years of experience with space systems to projects for civil agencies like NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, commercial companies, universities, and some international organizations in the national interest. From our inception, our highly skilled technical people have focused on ensuring the success of every mission and developing the most effective and economic space-related hardware and software in the world. Our insight and involvement in space programs has significantly reduced the risk of launch failure and increased both satellite endurance and performance. Avoiding a single catastrophic failure resulting in the loss of operational capabilities can save the government more than three times the total annual Aerospace FFRDC budget. We don't manufacture anything. Our greatest asset is the technical expertise of our people. Our involvement spans all facets of space systems: including systems engineering, testing, analysis, and development; acquisition support; launch readiness and certification; anomaly resolution; and the application of new technologies for existing and next-generation space systems. Our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities are staffed by some of the leading scientists in the world.