Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Spring/Summer/Fall 2027
Hermeus · Internships
- Pay
- $25–$33/hr
- Hours
- Intern
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Posted
- Sep 2
Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.
What you'd do
- Evaluate designs for manufacturability and testing, providing feedback to design team
- Design and implement tooling and test solutions where appropriate, to support component build and delivery
- Develop new processes and procedures to support flight hardware builds
- Manage projects and execute to tight timelines while effectively and proactively communicating with stakeholders
- Provide data-driven solutions to technical issues encountered during build
- Actively interface with technician and engineering teams to resolve product non-conformances and keep build on schedule
- Develop and refine floor layouts
- Support capacity modeling and time studies to identify and prioritize opportunities for process improvement
- Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve large-scale and widespread production challenges
What they want
- Practical experience designing, building, and testing vehicles through internships, studies or projects.
- Must be currently enrolled in a STEM program at an accredited college or university (undergraduate student in your third or fourth year of study, or enrolled in a Master's or Ph.D. program).
- Strong interest in vehicle hardware.
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles.
- Demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams.
- Enthusiasm for aviation and Hermeus's mission.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- GPA of 3.0 or above.
About Hermeus · Internships
Hermeus is seeking talented students to join our Manufacture Engineering team in Los Angeles to support improvement initiatives to expand in-house manufacturing capabilities and contribute to the design, build, and testing of flight and critical ground support hardware. Spring: Around 16 weeks (January - April) Summer: Around 12 weeks (May - August) Fall: Around 16 weeks (September - December)