Engineering Student - Materials & Processes - Winter 2027

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Using documentation, research papers, analysis and tests, he/she will support the design of space-borne equipment to address the following issues: outgassing, contamination, atomic oxygen attack, corrosion, stress-corrosion, humidity effects, radiation effects, etc.;
• The candidate must thrive in a concurrent engineering environment, he/she must also be pro-active, and be oriented in providing “engineering solutions”;
• The candidate is expected to provide support to multiple departments (Engineering, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing).
• The candidate will be supporting the laboratory testing of metallic and polymeric materials.
• The candidate will support the drafting of technical documents such as testing reports, procurement specifications, manufacturing processes, etc..
• The candidate will support drafting deliverables to clients.
• The candidate will be learning different material specifications and space material requirements.

Experience and skills required

• Candidates must have the following knowledge, experience, and skills:
• At least 90 credits completed before the start of the internship for a bachelor's degree in Material Science or Mechanical, Aerospace, Material Engineering, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Dynamism, with initiative and good interpersonal skills;
• Good written and verbal communication skills, in particular ability to write technical documents.

Desirable skills

• Knowledge of metallurgy, plating, adhesives, paints and coatings, composite materials and other advanced materials;
• Bilingual.
• Knowledge and hand on experiences on testing equipment such as SEM, FDIR, DSC
• Knowledge on NDT and Mechanical testing procedures
• Strong technical writing skills
• Selected courses in material science
• Please upload a copy of both your Resume and your Transcript when you apply.

Comments/Special Considerations

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