Mechanical Engineering Intern

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Period of Work: May-August 2025

Full-Time: 40 hours a week

Location: McLean, VA

In Office Requirement: Hybrid (50% onsite)

Clearance: Will be submitted for a DOD Secret Clearance

Job Description

Naval Enterprise Sea Systems (NESS) is seeking a Mechanical Engineering intern who is highly motivated, creative and self-directed to help provide expertise and support to our sponsor and their mission. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand one’s domain knowledge, creative problem-solving capabilities, systems engineering skills, and technical expertise. Specific areas of interest include systems engineering, advanced analytics, operational experience, autonomous systems expertise/experience, data science, and independent evaluation.

Basic Qualifications

Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in a Mechanical Engineering degree program

Must continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship

Knowledge of mechanical engineering theory

Sustained excellence in academic performance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience having applied mechanical engineering or similar learning to an internship or research/lab position

Experience with prototype design

CAD

Demonstrated interest in serving the public

Ability to obtain a DOD Secret Cleaance

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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