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Internship and Early Career Opportunities
Location: Burlington, MA
Summary:
Spectral Sciences, Inc., a small, employee-owned business dedicated to innovation and excellence in basic and applied research for over 35 years, seeks highly motivated and talented individuals with a strong background in the physical sciences and engineering. Research and development areas include gas and fluid dynamics, molecular modeling, remote sensing, atmospheric radiative transfer, combustion science, computational chemistry, 3-D and spectral scene modeling, electro-optical signatures analysis, and development of electro-optical instrumentation to support phenomenological studies and new measurement concepts.
The successful co-op candidate will work with a small team of scientists and engineers to develop software and algorithms for scientific R&D applications. This will include development of algorithms, modifications to existing software, development of high-performance software based on prototype algorithms, and testing of existing software algorithms and functionality.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related degree• Must have a strong focus or background in software development and/or application of software to applied research
• Four semesters of undergraduate coursework
• Must be registered for co-op credit with your university during working semesters
• Must have a 2.9 or higher GPA
Preferred Qualifications:
• An appreciation for developing software in an engineering context to drive algorithm and system design for real world systems• Experience applying software development to real world problems, through student organization teams, competitions, course projects, or personal projects
• Strong math skills and ability to learn complex engineering concepts
• Interest or familiarity with modeling of gas flow, high temperature chemistry, and emission and transmission of light
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to your peers
• Experience in 1 or more programming languages, ideally C++, Python, or FORTRAN
• Familiarity with Linux and open source tools
• Familiarity with Windows 7 or 10
• Experience with version control, ideally with git
• Experience with standard build systems, such as gcc/Make and/or Visual Studio
Location: Long Beach, CA
About Us: Auriga Space is developing an electromagnetic space launch system that offers significant advantages in launch cost, reliability, frequency, and responsiveness compared to conventional systems. Unlike rockets that rely solely on chemical reactions to produce thrust, Auriga’s proprietary electromagnetic launch solution uses electricity to accelerate the launch vehicle to hypervelocity.
Role Summary: We are looking for a mechanical/electrical/aerospace (or similar) engineering intern/co-op to join our team and assist in the development of hardware prototypes. The ideal candidate will thrive in a start-up environment and be excited to work with a small, high-performing, and hands-on team. You will have the opportunity to design, build, and test hardware while working across engineering disciplines.
Basic Qualifications:
- Is currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program for engineering, physics, math, or similar
- 3+ months of applied engineering experience (such as internship, laboratory, or personal/team project experience)
- Able to start working full time on-site beginning in Q1 or Q2 of 2024 for at least 12 consecutive weeks
- Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving environment
- Detail-oriented and capable of effectively prioritizing and executing tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Desired Qualifications:
- 6+ months of applied engineering experience (such as internship, laboratory, or personal/team project experience)
- Strong comprehension of design fundamentals
- Experience with 3D CAD software
Post Doctoral Fellows: These appointments are associated with theoretical, computational, and experimental investigations that further advance hypersonics with a vision toward the endgame. The MAE Department seeks self-starters and highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellows interested in experimental, computational, and theoretical studies involving (a) aerothermodynamics & instrumentation; (b) heat transfer & sensors; and, (c) material sciences. Significant opportunities are arriving that address national needs and interests. NM is known for high-speed aerothermodynamics, i.e., Sandia National Laboratories-where a NMSU-SNL Hypersonics Roadmap has been prepared and Los Alamos National Laboratory whose interests in material sciences stretch to hypersonics. White Sands Missile Range and Spaceport America are within a one-hour drive from campus.
Graduate Students: Fully funded and competitive Graduate Research Assistantships (salary, tuition, medical insurance, +) are available.
Please contact either Dr. Fangjun Shu, [email protected] or Dr. J.I. Frankel, [email protected]
A post-doctoral research fellow position and graduate research positions for Ph.D bound students in computational high-Mach number flows are available in the research group of Prof. Deborah A. Levin at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign USA in the department of Aerospace Engineering. The research projects in the group involve laminar shock boundary layer interactions, jet-flow interactions, two-phase flows including dusty plasmas, and high-Mach number plasma sheath-boundary layer interactions primarily using direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) and particle-in-cell (PIC) high performance computational tools. Postdoctoral applicants should have a good knowledge of high performance, massively parallel computing and knowledge of GPUs is helpful.
More information about recent publications may be found at: https://aerospace.illinois.edu/directory/profile/deblevin
The initial appointment period for a postdoctoral fellow is 1 year with reappointment for 2 or 3 years subject to performance and availability of funds. Applicants should send a CV, indicating available start date, recent publications, and contact information for 3 references to [email protected].
Still in school and interested in co-ops, internships? Recently graduated and interested in job opportunities? Check out MITRE’s student programs.
About MITRE:
MITRE’s mission-driven teams are dedicated to solving problems for a safer world. Through our public-private partnerships and federally funded R&D centers, we work across government and in partnership with industry to tackle challenges to the safety, stability, and well-being of our nation.
Professor Gregory Thompson at the University of Alabama is seeking motivated graduate candidate students to join his research group in three stimulating programs: (1) Creep behavior in ultrahigh temperature ceramics (UHTCs) (2) Micro-lattice construction from directed laser deposition and (3) Structural stability and mechanical behavior in compositionally complex refractory nanocrystalline alloys. Each of these programs provide collaborative opportunities for professional development with national laboratory and/or industrial collaborators enabling an enriching graduate research experience that will extend beyond just on-campus laboratory opportunities.
Professor Thompson has a dynamic research team of undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who develop fundamental linkages between processing-structure-property relationships. This is achieved through developing expertise in utilizing advanced processes with analytical characterization methods. The outcomes of our work provide a fundamental basis for scientific understanding that informs engineering of new materials.
- The UHTC effort involves powder processing and consolidation of mixed-metal and mixed-nonmetal species to control point defects for creep responses at temperatures well above 2000 oC. Using a novel, non-contact means for thermomechanical loading, we will explore yet to be quantified behavior in relevant temperature environments. Interested candidates should have an interest in powder processing, mechanical behavior, and electron microscopy.
- The micro-lattice project leverages the use of laser chemical vapor deposition that enable fibers to deposit under the focal point of a laser and then grow as the laser retracts. Through multiple lasers, the ability to additively construct novel lattices is enabled. The candidate student should have a strong interest in deposition science, logic control of instrument design (mechatronics), and laser optics to build structures.
- The refractory nanocrystalline program involves the use of combinatorial powder processing, conformal coating of such powders by physical deposition, and thermal testing to identify refractory stabilized alloys, with solutes that alter grain boundary behavior. The interested candidate should have an interest in powder metallurgy, micro-mechanical testing, and atom probe/electron microscopy.
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees recently approved a Materials Characterization Equipment Renewal Program that will recapitalize the core analytical facility. New instrumentation includes an aberration corrected (S)TEM; modern TEM; multi-gas plasma focus ion beam (FIB); the highest resolution Ga FIB; a dedicated SEM for micro-mechanical testing; and the next-generation Local Electrode Atom Probe. These collective instruments provide exceptional opportunities to characterize and test materials in each of these programs ensuring opportunities for high impact science and engineering outcomes. Interested candidates can pursue a M.S. or Ph.D. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering or a Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary Materials Science program. Other physical science or engineering graduate degrees are options based on candidate’s interest and development of the research topic above.
Prior student from Professor Thompson’s research group have found gainful employment at GE Global Research, Army Research Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Lab, Intel, Seagate, Apple, and a variety of other industries in the southeast and nation.
The University of Alabama is an R1 research institution, home for 38,000+ students, and is located along the banks of the Black Warrior River in West Central Alabama. It is approximately 60 miles from Birmingham, Ala. The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, with more than 150,000 people, has been named “The Most Livable City in America” by the US Conference of Mayors and one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People” by America’s Promise Alliance. The city offers a variety of parks, an amphitheater for concerts, and a vibrant entertainment downtown.
Interested candidates should contact Professor Thompson for more information. Applicants received prior to February 1 are eligible for prestigious UA Graduate Fellowships.
Gregory Thompson, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Research Professor and James R. Cudworth Chair of Engineering
[email protected] // 205-348-1589 // https://thompsonresearch.ua.edu/