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Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Aerospace Systems Engineer Intern {T} - INTER002445 in Bothell, Washington
ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space domain. ARKA has a 60-year legacy reaching back to the very beginning of our country's space endeavors. We're a legacy of mission excellence built on ground-breaking technologies. Join the ARKA mission and discover your next career opportunity now! Position Overview (Summary/Objective): As an Aerospace Systems Engineer Intern, you will contribute to development of cutting-edge spacecraft payload and subsystem technologies. Topics include software-defined radios, gimbal mechanisms, on-orbit servicing, and assembly and manufacturing (OSAM) technologies. Responsibilities:
- Create space system architectures, concepts, and configurations to meet mission objectives
- Technical involvement with projects including system cost, development schedule, and technical risks
- Create and execute test plans
- Analyze mission objectives to determine system requirements; establish traceability of all requirements to validation data
- Develop validation strategies, plans, and procedures
- Flow-down requirements to subsystems and subcontractors
- Create and present materials for design reviews and customer meetings
- Flow down requirements to subsystems and subcontractors
- Create and maintain critical system and subsystem level budgets
- Perform quantitative trade analyses, make-buy analyses, and vendor selections
Basic Qualifications:
- Junior or Senior year student pursuing a bachelor's degree, or student working on advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant engineering discipline required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Coursework or project experience in one or more of the following:
- Orbital mechanics and mission design
- Thermal modeling and heat transfer
- Brushless motor driver development
- Computer Vision for embedded systems
Pay Range: $22.00/hour - $28.00/hour Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Location: This position is based out of ARKA's beautiful Bothell, WA campus. We offer a well-stocked kitchen, flexible work schedule arrangements, company-sponsored events including Sci-Fi movie premiers, Baseball Night, onsite break activities including gaming tournaments and BBQs, business casual attire, local trails for hiking and biking, and hybrid onsite/remote work options for many positions. EHS/Environmental Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions, occasionally operate tools and/or machinery with hands and arms and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. The employee will use protective equipment when working with chemicals, move between workstations, reach, and replace equipment, and move items weighing up to 40 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply, send a request to staffing@arka.org or contact 203-797-5000 and press 2 for Human Resources. ITC & Security Clearance Requirements: This position requires the incumbent to access export-controlled information. If you are not a US Person, any offer is contin