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Aircraft Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Swarm Aero · Oxnard · On-site

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About Swarm Aero

Swarm Aero is an aerospace and defense company that develops large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms to operate in coordinated drone swarms for defense, logistics, and sensing missions. Backed by Purple Arch Ventures.

About the role

· Design primary or secondary aircraft structure, mechanisms, brackets, routed-system supports, or other flight hardware · Create and revise 3D models, drawings, and bills of material using sound GD&T practices

What they're looking for

  • · Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field, with graduation and enrollment requirements to be confirmed
  • · Experience with a CAD package such as NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, or Fusion 360
  • · Fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, machine design, materials, and manufacturing
  • · Evidence that you build things through a design team, Formula SAE, rocketry, UAVs, research, a machine shop, or personal projects
  • Swarm Aero is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences and make employment decisions without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability
  • What We Offer
More about this role

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.

The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.

An aircraft internship should involve more than updating drawings. You should be able to point to hardware and explain what you changed, why you changed it, and what happened when it was built or tested.

Swarm Aero is redefining air power. We are building autonomous aircraft and Legion, command and control software designed to coordinate large numbers of heterogeneous autonomous systems. Our team combines experience building novel aircraft, scaling startups, and delivering technology for national security.

You will own a scoped project with a...

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