Spring 2026, Fall 2026

R&D Engineer Intern

Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

State College, PA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Mechanical Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
Metallurgy
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • The candidate must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
  • Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
  • Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation and must possess the ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Responsibilities
  • Supporting machine programming and processing via directed energy deposition additive manufacturing (including robot), powder bed fusion additive manufacturing, and hybrid additive manufacturing plus five-axis machining.
  • Assisting Center for Innovative Material Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D) faculty and staff with coordination and/or execution of metallurgical characterization and mechanical testing of additive manufacturing test coupons, data analysis and reporting.
  • Designing experiments, planning additive manufacturing builds, analyzing and documenting results in reports and/or academic publications.
  • Supporting activities related to sensing and control 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 additive manufacturing simulation tools.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with additive manufacturing, scientific programming, LabVIEW, and/or material science is desired.
  • Students studying engineering, materials science, or applied physics are encouraged to apply.
Pennsylvania State University

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