Spring 2026, Fall 2026

R&D Engineer Intern

Updated on 7/22/2026

Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

State College, PA, USA

In Person

On-site at Penn State University Park campus.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • The applicant must be a graduate student to support fundamental and applied research in metal additive manufacturing.
  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
  • The applicant must be able to obtain a government security clearance if required for the position.
  • Employment will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
  • The applicant must be willing to undergo background checks as per university policies.
Responsibilities
  • Support machine programming and processing via directed energy deposition additive manufacturing, powder bed fusion additive manufacturing, and hybrid additive manufacturing plus five-axis machining.
  • Assist with coordination and execution of metallurgical characterization and mechanical testing of additive manufacturing test coupons, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Design experiments, plan additive manufacturing builds, and analyze and document results in reports and/or academic publications.
  • Support sensing and control activities and analysis of additive manufacturing process monitoring to accelerate product qualification, including hardware selection, sensor integration, computer programming for data acquisition and data analysis, and operation of process AM simulation tools.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with additive manufacturing, scientific programming, LabVIEW, and/or materials science is desired.
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