IAE Mechanical Engineering Intern Summer 2026
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Posted on:
16 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
SOFWERX is a venue operated under an agreement between the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and DefenseWERX designed to increase collaboration and innovation to solve the most difficult warfighter problems. SOFWERX is a forum for accelerating delivery of innovative capability and facilitating capability refinement through exploration experimentation and assessment of promising technology. SOFWERX is in the heart of Ybor City at a neutral easily accessible facility.
The internship program is administered by USF Institute of Applied Engineering. Upon hire you will be considered both a USF IAE Temporary Employee and a SOFWERX student intern. Because this internship is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and candidates may work with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
Assist the SOFWERX team in mechanical design of various projects working closely with a small team on multidisciplinary engineering problems.
Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship is required due to Department of Defense funding and potential access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
- Pursuing a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering at a local accredited University
- Junior or Senior level with a current GPA of 3.0 or above
- Must be comfortable operating general shop tools
- Must have experience 3D printing and 3D modeling with Solidworks
- Strong technical and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must have the ability to work in a dynamic fast paced rapidly changing environment
- Must participate in weekly market research and submit minimum required entries for new capabilities technologies companies organizations etc. that could contribute to the innovative ideas needed to create solutions for the warfighter.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environme ... View more
