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Flight Test Internship Fall 2023

Whisper Aero

Whisper Aero

Crossville, TN, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Location: Nashville, TN

About the Role

Whisper Aero is a next-generation, air propulsion company that delivers thrust more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before. Whisper is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student for a Fall 2023 Flight Test internship. In this internship role, you will be responsible for developing projects from inception through implementation, owning your work, assisting and learning from engineering mentors, and working across groups. Interns are assisted with housing and competitive pay.

What You’ll Do

Use first principles to determine the validity of an idea (for example: back-of-the-envelope hand calcs or a basic physics model)
Design mechanical systems, test equipment, aircraft, or computational models
Communicate with other groups to integrate designs and frameworks
Prepare and conduct design reviews

Basic Qualifications

Pursuing a BS or MS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related discipline
Proficient with CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
Experience in flight testing subscale aircraft
Experience with projects in field of study
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
A willingness to work on tasks outside your primary job functions
U.S. Person status

Bonus Qualifications

Experience in rapid prototyping, designing to take full advantage of 3D printing tools
Drone or model aircraft experience
Experience designing tooling, test fixtures, and ground equipment
Experience constructing, running, and validating models
Experience designing electronic assemblies
Proficient with any of the discipline-specific software: Python, LabView, EAGLE, AVL, OpenVSP

Competencies and Characteristics

Lead and be lead
Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
Proactive (Be an owner)
Foster creative genius

Application Process

Identify a role that’s a solid fit. We realize that perfect fits are hard to find, so if something doesn’t exactly line up, but you believe you could be the one, you should still consider applying.
Read through our values. We want every one of our team members to be a culture add. This means sharing our core values and the way we work.
Prepare your application. If you’ve found a job fit AND think you’ll be a culture add, we’d love to hear from you.
Email
with the following subject line
[name_of_the_role] first_name last_name for Whisper Aero
ex. [CFD Engineer] Jane Doe for Whisper Aero
Attach reference materials
• Resumé
• Portfolio of prior work
• Links to your LinkedIn, website, and/or Github repo