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Composite Engineering (M&P) 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

· Support composite fabrication, tooling, bonding, cure, trimming, finishing, and inspection activities · Plan or execute material characterization, coupon testing, process trials, and data analysis

What they're looking for

  • · Currently pursuing a degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field, with graduation and enrollment requirements to be confirmed
  • · Coursework or project experience in materials, composites, polymers, manufacturing, mechanics, or laboratory methods
  • · Comfort working safely in a lab and on a manufacturing floor
  • · A hands-on project, research effort, shop role, or team where you made and tested physical parts
  • 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.

Composite aircraft are built at the intersection of material behavior and disciplined process. You will work in both places: learning why a material behaves the way it does and helping turn that knowledge into parts the team can build repeatedly.

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...

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