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Mechanisms Intern - Aerospace Engineering
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Summer 2026: Late May - Early August
About Intuitive Machines:
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. We believe our mission is to further research, communications, and exploration beyond low lunar orbit. With multiple NASA lunar missions in the making and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
Internship Overview:
Intuitive Machines is seeking an intern to join our team for the Summer 2025 period. This position will be located on-site at the IM Mechanisms Annex in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The intern will work in a cross-functional team on the design, development, manufacture and test of space flight and ground support structures, mechanisms, and electromechanical systems. This is a full time, paid summer internship. Under the mentorship of senior engineers
Responsibilities Or Areas of Support
- Assist in the design and assembly of mechanical structure, attachment systems, deployment systems, and payloads associated with IM's Nova landers and their payloads
- Assist in the design and assembly of mechanical ground support equipment, test equipment, and tooling
- Assist in environmental testing to include test plans, test execution, and test results evaluation. Generate CAD and drawings of mechanical hardware; perform optimization studies, interference checks, tolerance analysis
- Set up and use test data collection devices including sensors and data acquisition systems
- Generate work orders and test procedures
- Devise ways to automate and otherwise improve test procedures for efficiency and repeatability
- Organize and inventory laboratory tools, supplies, and consumable items
- Run and post-process prototype builds on the laboratory 3D printing machines
- Systematically document progress and capture knowledge
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing an Engineering degree, or related discipline
- Proficiency with component design and assembly management using 3D CAD software, preferably CREO
- Familiarity with commonly used space and commercial specifications for materials, processes, fasteners, mechanical components, connectors, wiring, etc.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Lab View and the use of data acquisition systems
- Experience with common shop tools, measuring equipment, electrical soldering
- Experience with commercial automation tools such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi
- Experience with Atlassian suite (e.g. Confluence, Jira)
US EEO Statement
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.