Whisper is seeking undergraduate and graduate interns for 2023 Spring, Summer, and Fall internships. Internships are available across all groups, including: Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Aerodynamic Design, Ground Test, Flight Test, and Product. In the internship role, you will be responsible for developing projects from inception through implementation, owning your work, assisting and learning from engineering mentors, and working across groups. Interns are provided housing and competitive pay.

The ideal candidate is someone who is:

comfortable working in a fast paced team

proactive and inquisitive

an owner of projects from inception to implementation

a leader in university engineering competition teams or organizations

involved in academic research in their field of study

We are always on the look for superstars. If none of these positions feel like a fit, but you feel strongly about our mission and our team, we encourage you to still reach out!

What You’ll Do:

Use first principles to determine the validity of an idea (for example: back-of-the-envelope hand calcs or a basic physics model)

Design mechanical systems, test equipment, aircraft, or computational models

Communicate with other groups to integrate designs and frameworks

Lead design reviews

Be mentored and trained by senior engineers

What You’ll Need:

U.S. Person status is required, as this position may access export controlled data

Pursuing a BS or MS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related discipline

Proficient with discipline-specific software: CAD (SolidWorks preferred), Python, LabView, EAGLE, AVL, OpenVSP, FlightStream, MTFLOW, MISES, MSES, Julia, FORTRAN

Experience with projects in field of study

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and oral communication skills

A willingness to work on tasks outside your primary job functions

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience in rapid prototyping, designing to take full advantage of 3D printing tools

Drone or model aircraft experience

Experience designing tooling, test fixtures, and ground equipment

Experience constructing, running, and validating models

Experience designing electronic assemblies

Private Pilot or Remote Pilot Certificate Holder

Passion for aviation

Whisper Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Whisper Aero also participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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Application Process

Identify a role that’s a solid fit. We realize that perfect fits are hard to find, so if something doesn’t exactly line up, but you believe you could be the one, you should still consider applying.

Read through our values. We want every one of our team members to be a culture add. This means sharing our core values and the way we work.

Prepare your application. If you’ve found a job fit AND think you’ll be a culture add, we’d love to hear from you.

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with the following subject line

[name_of_the_role] first_name last_name for Whisper Aero

ex. [CFD Engineer] Jane Doe for Whisper Aero

Attach reference materials

• Resumé

• Portfolio of prior work

• Links to your LinkedIn, website, and/or Github repo

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