Leidos · 2 months ago
Aerospace M&S Engineer Intern
Huntsville, AL
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$47K/yr - $85K/yrLeidos is seeking an Aerospace M&S Engineer Intern to join our team next summer. This internship opportunity is for an aerospace engineering student to experience and work within the Flight Systems Department, providing solutions to complex technical problems involving analysis, design, and flight testing of various aerospace systems.
ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Developing and maintaining simulations to evaluate performance and flight dynamics of an aerospace flight vehicle
Create 6-DOF, 3-DOF, and/or hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulations by incorporating aerodynamic & propulsion models, Guidance/Navigation/Control (GNC) algorithms, and other features to accurately characterize the capabilities of foreign or domestic missiles systems and other flight vehicles
Conduct accurate, timely, detailed analysis of vehicle dynamics, complete design trade-studies, support mission planning operations, prepare for live flight test events, as well as other responsibilities
Provide accurate assessments to make programmatic design decisions and/or inform Department of Defense policy makers, acquisition program, warfighter consumers, or other organizations to support their needs
Develop, upgrade, or use scripts, GUIs, or other utilities to support analysis and programmatic efforts
Qualification
Required
This position requires a fundamental understanding of aerospace engineering concepts, particularly including flight dynamics, simulation, orbital mechanics, and/or guidance/navigation/controls
Candidate must also possess a solid foundation of programming experience in Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Python, or other language
Candidate must possess technical communication skills and an ability to work both independently and in collaborative team environments
Candidates must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing to temporarily relocate in order to work on-site at the Huntsville, AL office
Candidates must be a student (Jr. level or higher) pursuing a Bachelor's (or graduate) Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field from an ABET accredited school with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Candidate must be a US citizen and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
Preferred
Pursuing a graduate degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
Familiarity with DoD digital engineering paradigm and experience
Prior work with post-flight data analysis
Strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformation
Experience with Linux, hardware-in-the-loops simulation architectures, and/or GPS simulators
Configuration management software, such as Git or Mercurial
Trajectory analysis tools, such as TAOS or OTIS
Using numerical optimization techniques
Simulink code-generation
Optimal estimation and controls
Sensor fusion and state estimation techniques (eg. Kalman or Particle Filters)
Terrestrial navigation, SAASM, M-Code, and GPS-denied operations
GNC applications of flight vehicles, guided munitions, and/or UAS systems
Company
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO
Leadership Team
James Carlini
Chief Technology Officer
Theodore Tanner
Chief Technology Officer
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