Electro-Mechanical Instrument Intern (Summer 2027) (Aerospace)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; onsite required

Salary: $20.00–$45.00 per hour, base salary

Company

hirify.global is an independent nonprofit research and development company developing solutions for national challenges across defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering.

What you will do

• Support research and development of precision inertial guidance instruments for existing customers.
• Contribute to electro-mechanical design, thermal model development, magnetics design, materials testing, hardware assembly, testing, and debugging.
• Design instrument components using CAD and FEA tools.
• Collaborate with the prototype machine shop on component machinability.
• Work with technicians to build and test hardware and coordinate with the Center for Additive Manufacturing on 3D-printed parts.

Requirements

• Current student in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, or a similar field.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 and hands-on experience required.
• US citizenship required. Dual citizens cannot be accepted.
• H1B and Student Visa holders cannot be hired; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
• Intuitive understanding of the physical universe is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Mechanical design experience with CREO or SolidWorks.
• Experience in design, precision mechanics, magnetics, thermal control, electro-mechanical systems, fluids, circuit theory, machine shop interaction, technical assembly, Excel, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or MCAD.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time summer 2027 internship; dates to be determined.
• Multidisciplinary, collaborative research and development environment.
• Programs supporting work-life balance, including workplace flexibility, employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and local cultural discounts.