Interns will work with a designated mentor or team to gain a thorough understanding of the career field of interest to include theory and practical application of obtained knowledge. The intern will benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in the field. The objective is real, hands-on work assignments related to intern’s major, providing them with skills vitally important in today’s business environment.

What You’ll Do

As a Mechanical Engineer Intern you will spend 10-12 weeks learning about and making an impact in a specialized area within SNC. You will help to deliver superior results to our clients while working in a highly collaborative and agile environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establishes learning objectives with mentor/supervisor
• Supports Assignments that represent general tasking the field of interest
• Occasionally takes on special projects as assigned by the mentor/supervisor
• Establishes fundamental business/technical foundation through practice of internal processes and procedures
• Job shadows at all levels in the field
• Performs administrative functions as needed
• Assists in the coordination and execution of company events

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Punctuality to work each day and prepared to work scheduled work hours
• Other duties as assigned

Compliance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for thoughtful adherence to all SNC policies, procedures and compliance regulations (internal and external
• Responsible for timely execution of all personnel related activities such as Timesheet completion

Essential Functions:

• Minimum physical requirements to perform all duties and responsibilities, as defined by management

You Have :

• A GPA of 3.2 or above; 3.0 or above for working students
• Technical skills complimentary to your field of interest
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office products
• The ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
• The capability to be highly organized and detailed

Other Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States and maintain a security clearance.

Internship perks:

• Competitively paid internships
• Contributions to a 401k program (150% match of up to 8% of employee contribution)
• Events and opportunities for information sessions to all different business areas
• Opportunity to gain one-on-one mentorship to guide you in your career growth
• After hours events (picnics, lunches, etc.)
• Some of our offices have food trucks visit plus free healthy snacks every other week!

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivers customer-focused technologies and best-of-breed systems integrations in the aerospace, national security & defense sectors. Applications span navigation/guidance, communications, electronic warfare and threat detection, cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and commercial space.