Summer Internship, Mechanical Design

What to expect

• Internship is a paid hourly position.  
• Internship is full time, in the office, candidates should expect 35-40 hours per week, M-F, 8 am to 5 pm. Flexible start & stop times. 
• Work location is on the Hughes campus at 11717 Exploration Ln., Germantown, MD 20876. 
• Excellent support from HR for Interns with scheduled summer activities and mentorship opportunities. 
• Interns will complete a small project as part of the internship and present their work to fellow interns & senior leadership. Great opportunity to get more experience in public speaking & presentation. 
• 30-50% of Hughes interns come back to be Hughes employees, so this is great way to get your foot in the door and show what you can do. Hughes pays well above the average salary in the DMV area and is a great place to work. 

What you’ll be doing

• Designing electromechanical systems integrating PCBs, mechanical elements, thermal & power management. 
• Design of components in PTC CREO CAD software
• Analysis of mechanical components
  • Theoretical and finite element analysis of mechanical elements. 
  • Theoretical and CFD thermal simulation. 
• Testing designs to ensure they meet performance specs-temperature, power draw, RF output, software, etc. 
  • Setting up & running tests
  • Processing data, drawing conclusions and making presentations. 
• Working closely with the factory to ensure products are made as designed-sampling parts for quality, troubleshooting processes and maintaining quality. 
• Working with cross-functional groups like electrical engineers, RF engineers, software engineers, etc. 

What you need

• B.S Engineering Major; Mechanical, Bio-Mechanical or Mechatronics. 
• Either is entering or completed the Junior year of their program. 
• GPA > 3.0.
• A great work attitude, curious and eager to learn. 
• Working knowledge of C, Python, and/or Labview
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, data loggers and spectrum analyzers.