Aerospace M&S Engineer Intern
Aerospace M&S Engineer Intern
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$ 46800 - 84600
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Job Description
Leidos is seeking an Aerospace M&S Engineer Intern to join our team next summer.This internship opportunity is for an aerospace engineering student to experience and work within the Flight Systems Department as part of the Missiles & Aviation Division. Engineers in the Flight Systems Department provide solutions to complex technical problems involving analysis design flight testing and/or autonomous solutions of various types of missiles space systems hypersonics acquisition systems fixed & rotary wing aircraft and more.
The engineer in this position will work closely with full-time engineers to complete a technical project involving modeling & simulation concepts for an aerospace vehicle being designed by Leidos - Dynetics.
Primary Responsibilities.
Developing and maintaining simulations to evaluate performance and flight dynamics of an aerospace flight vehicle
Create 6-DOF 3-DOF and/or hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulations by incorporating aerodynamic & propulsion models Guidance/Navigation/Control (GNC) algorithms and other features to accurately characterize the capabilities of foreign or domestic missiles systems and other flight vehicles.
Conduct accurate timely detailed analysis of vehicle dynamics complete design trade-studies support mission planning operations prepare for live flight test events as well as other responsibilities.
Provide accurate assessments to make programmatic design decisions and/or inform Department of Defense policy makers acquisition program warfighter consumers or other organizations to support their needs.
Develop upgrade or use scripts GUIs or other utilities to support analysis and programmatic efforts.
Basic Qualifications.
This position requires a fundamental understanding of aerospace engineering concepts particularly including flight dynamics simulation orbital mechanics and/or guidance/navigation/controls. Candidate must also possess a solid foundation of programming experience in Matlab/Simulink C/C Python or other language.
Candidate must possess technical communication skills and an ability to work both independently and in collaborative team environments.
Candidates must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing to temporarily relocate in order to work on-site at the Huntsville AL office.
Candidates must be a student (Jr. level or higher) pursuing a Bachelors (or graduate) Degree in Aerospace Mechanical Engineering Physics or related field from an ABET accredited school with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Candidate must be a US citizen and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications.
Pursuing a graduate degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
Familiarity with DoD digital engineering paradigm and experience.
Prior work with post-flight data analysis.
Strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra matrix math statistics trigonometry and coordinate transformation.
Experience with:
Linux hardware-in-the-loops simulation architectures and/or GPS simulators
Configuration management software such as Git or Mercurial
Trajectory analysis tools such as TAOS or OTIS
Using numerical optimization techniques
Simulink code-generation
Optimal estimation and controls
Sensor fusion and state estimation techniques (eg. Kalman or Particle Filters)
Terrestrial navigation SAASM M-Code and GPS-denied operations
GNC applications of flight vehicles guided munitions and/or UAS systems
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
September 5 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $46800.00 - $84600.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
