Our goal is to create a strong workforce to meet future hypersonic research needs. If your company has open internship or employment opportunities that you would like to post here, please email ucah@tamu.edu with your information.
Internship and Early Career Opportunities
Location: Princess Anne, MD
Responsibilities:
- Design and utilize ground support equipment to test and validate telemetry system components.
- Perform environmental qualification testing of new sounding rocket components.
- Develop programming applications to test and validate components utilizing software in C, C++, C# and Matlab.
- Research and develop new engineering and specialty products.
- Develop technical documentation to evaluate and check electronic systems.
- Document the results of design, analysis and testing project tasks for technical reports and meeting presentations.
- Develop electrical engineering skills, principals and application approaches through participation in mission testing activities and reviews.
- Training will be required in:
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
Required Qualifications:
- HS Diploma.
- US Citizenship.
- Must be an active student enrolled at an accredited university pursuing a BS/BA or MS/MA degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Knowledge or basic understanding of OrCad, Matlab and electrical schematics.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Must be local to the Princess Anne, MD location and/or able to commute on-site daily.
Location: Princess Anne, MD
Responsibilities:
- Apply theoretical knowledge relating to statics, dynamics, strengths of materials, and mechanical design in the design and analysis of flight and GSE structures as assigned by supervisor or mentor.
- Creation of manufacturing documents such as part and assembly drawings and Model Based Definition products utilizing SolidWorks.
- Work with Engineers, Technicians, and machinists in creating and updating technical documents.
- Coordinate with Production and Machine Shop personnel for fabrication of designed products.
- Maintain an engineering daily logbook and organize digital files for each project.
- Practice and learn competent technical professional behavior including memorandum writing, email and calendar usage via Outlook, and report weekly activities to supervisor via status reports. Present a capstone presentation at end of term to Senior Management.
- If required, assist with testing in the Environmental Testing Lab.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- HS Diploma.
- US Citizenship.
- Must be an active student currently enrolled at an accredited university pursuing a BS/BA or MS/MA degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Must have 3-7 semesters of Mechanical college engineering program completed.
- Exposure to statics, deformable bodies, mechanics of materials.
- Familiarity with at least 1 CAD software package, preferably SolidWorks.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Must be local to the Princess Anne, MD location and/or able to commute on-site daily.
Location: Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma, TN
Responsibilities:
• Serve the Hypersonic Systems Test Branch (TDH) to achieve hypersonic ground testing objectives.
• Work with the broader test team and customers to plan, execute, analyze, and report on Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) activities. These activities support the development of hypersonic defensive/offensive warfighting capabilities for the DoD.
• Tasks encompass several phases of the development process including test planning, design/fabrication of test hardware, ground testing, and reporting data to inform weapon system acquisitions.
• Assist with test & evaluation of advanced propulsion, thermal protection, and system integration for hypersonic systems.
• Work with fellow test engineers and test analysts preparing, executing, and analyzing tests in the Aerodynamic Propulsion Test Unit (APTU), J5 Facility, and/or High Temperature Lab (HTL) arc jets.
• Familiarize oneself with Air Force ground test capabilities and procedures.
Basic Qualifications:
• Full-time undergraduate student (junior) working towards a degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or other equivalent field of discipline from an accredited institution.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Cumulative GPA 2.95 or above.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance (funded by USAF).
Desired Qualifications:
• Hands-on experience through lab research projects, project teams, and/or work experience.
• Experience with aerodynamics, combustion, or airbreathing propulsion systems.
• Experience with thermal properties, calculations, and combustion parameters.
• Experience in testing aerospace hardware.
• Experience with CFD, CAD, or other design or analysis tools.
• Familiarity with Python or similar scientific programming tools.
• Demonstrated history of time and project management skills.
Find out more about the Premier College Internship Program (PCIP) at: https://afciviliancareers.com/currentstudents/
Find out more about the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at: https://www.arnold.af.mil/
Email jonathan.katzman@us.af.mil by 06 October 2023 to learn more and apply for this role.
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Description:
Free Form Fibers (FFF) is actively seeking to fill a summer internship position, with responsibilities in both our Manufacturing and Research & Development departments.
FFF is actively commercializing its laser-driven chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) technology, while also allocating significant effort in materials and processing development projects through multiple government funding agencies.
The intern position is expected to toggle between activities in both areas as needed.
Market focus at FFF is on aerospace and hypersonics applications An individual will have opportunities to learn about high performance materials, high temperature composite fabrication and testing, and unique process technologies developed at the company.
A small business, Free Form Fibers is a high performance materials manufacturer located in Saratoga Springs, New York active in the field since 2006.
The company will offer a competitive compensation package Expected start date in late May, 2024 and concluding by mid-August.
Interested candidates should contact Free Form Fibers at recruiting@fffibers.com and please include a CV with your initial communication.
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Description:
This NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is administered by the Aeronautics Science Mission Directorate’s (ARMD) Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) and is entitled, “AAVP Fellowship Opportunities 2023”. The fellowship will be awarded as a non-portable (i.e., the award cannot be transferred to another institution) research training grant to accredited U.S. institutions on behalf of Fellows selected under this NOFO. The fellowship opportunity is a 2-year award for a Master’s Fellow and a 4-year award for a Doctoral Fellow. Both are dispersed annually consistent with the renewal process. This NOFO is designed to support independently-conceived research projects by highly-qualified graduate students, in disciplines needed to help advance NASA’s current and future science and technology goals pertaining to AAVP. Specific opportunities in this announcement pertain to innovative research in the following areas: (1) sustainable subsonic transport aircraft, (2) practical, quiet and efficient commercial supersonic flight, and (3) reusable high-speed/hypersonic vehicles. The solicitation is posted on the NSPIRES web site as Amendment 3 to the NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA).
Notices:
Amendment 1 to the NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA) 2023 NRA has been posted on the NSPIRES web site. Transformational Tools and Technologies (solicitation NNH23ZEA001N-TTT) seeks proposals in the following topics: development of uncertainty quantification for CFD and multidisciplinary analysis, high-fidelity structural modeling for complex aeroelastic vehicle design, industry-relevant application for analytic derivatives in multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization, responsibility designation in scalable m:N architectures, collective behavior of air mobility systems, and water drop impingement measurement capability. Notices of Intent (NOI) requested by December 9, 2022. Proposals due by 5 PM on January 13, 2023.
Amendment 2 to the NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA) 2023 NRA has been posted on the NSPIRES web site. NASA Aeronautics recognizes that to develop the new air transportation ecosystem, it has to focus not just on the new forms of aircraft but also on the wider system in which these aircraft will operate. This program element focuses on one of the prominent issues likely to be faced by the future air transportation industry – Aviation Maintenance. It is important to identify the new and unique maintenance issues that will crop up with these new forms of air transportation and also develop the workforce for it. Research proposals are sought to address key maintenance and training challenges facing the next-generation of air transportation in Appendix D.6. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are encouraged, although not required, to be submitted by April 21, 2023. An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Wednesday April 26, 2023; 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. The meeting link will be posted on NSPIRES. Proposals are due May 31, 2023, 5 pm ET.
UPDATE: The deadline for proposal submissions to the University Innovation Project has been extended to June 30, 2023.
Amendment 3 to the NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA) 2023 NRA has been posted on the NSPIRES web site. The announcement solicits proposals from accredited U.S. institutions for research training grants to begin the academic year. This NOFO is designed to support independently-conceived research projects by highly qualified graduate students, in disciplines needed to help advance NASA’s mission, thus affording these students the opportunity to directly contribute to advancements in STEM-related areas of study. AAVP Fellowship Opportunities are focused on innovation and the generation of measurable research results that contribute to NASA’s current and future science and technology goals. Research proposals are sought to address key challenges provided in Elements of Appendix A.8. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are not required. Two pre-proposal teleconferences for potential proposers will be held and meeting links will be posted on NSPIRES. Proposals are due May 31, 2023, 5PM ET.
Using IR Thermography to Estimate Heat Transfer on Canonical SBLI and Transition Geometries in Supersonic Flow
Description:
This project involves taking infrared measurements of the surface of SBLI and Transition models in the SLDT tunnel. The student will need to control the camera and sample data within LabVIEW. The student will need to dewarp the temperature maps and transform them to 3-D maps with model-based coordinates. The student will need to transform the time series of temperature maps into heat transfer maps.
Intern should have some experience with: Boundary-layer transition, shock-wave boundary-layer interactions, IR thermography, heat conduction, using LabVIEW
Experimental Studies in Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
Description:
Work with researchers conducting experimental studies in hypersonic aerothermodynamics (e.g., vehicle aeroheating characterization and boundary layer transition test technique development). The student will work in the Aerothermodynamics Branch at NASA Langley. Research is usually conducted in the branch’s hypersonic wind tunnels. Students will assist in preparing and conducting experiments and tool development for analyzing hypersonic wind tunnel data.
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, shu@nmsu.edu or Dr. J.I. Frankel, jfrankel@nmsu.edu
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 deblevin@illinois.edu.
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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
gthomps@ua.edu // 205-348-1589 // https://thompsonresearch.ua.edu/
