Systems Engineer Intern (Aerospace)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Travel of up to 15% is required.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned aerospace engineering company supporting the Propulsion Drives Branch of the Maneuver Air Directorate.

What you will do

• Support risk analysis, system reliability, maintainability evaluations, and system safety initiatives.
• Assist with FMEA/FMECA and fault tree analyses for complex systems and components.
• Develop and analyze reliability models using historical failure rates and test data.
• Review reliability test plans, reports, environmental test data, qualification protocols, and acceptance criteria.
• Support root-cause failure analysis, defect reporting, failure trending, and identification of single-point failures.
• Document reliability models, technical risk assessments, standard procedures, and mitigation strategies while participating in engineering reviews and technical meetings.

Requirements

• Be a junior or higher currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Understand fundamental reliability engineering, risk analysis, and system safety concepts.
• Be familiar with probability, statistical methods, and engineering data analysis.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and bills of materials.
• Prepare clear technical reports and perform routine mathematical and statistical calculations.
• U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned work environment.
• Work supports propulsion-drive engineering and federal aerospace programs.
• Regular participation in project risk reviews, technical syncs, and engineering meetings.