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

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Whisper Aero’s Company Values⁠

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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

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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

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