Summer Internship: Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Verified today
About the role
Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling and Simulation Intern for its 2027 Summer Internship Program. You will perform high-fidelity modeling and simulation of satellites, aircraft, and their ISR sensor suites for government and commercial customers. Your work will support the design and analysis of systems addressing critical national challenges, conducted for customers in the Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland region.
What you will do
- Instantiate complex vignettes
- Architect studies and trades of aerospace systems and their payloads
- Develop tools for data analysis
- Perform detailed Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) checks of simulation input and results
- Present results to senior-level decision-makers and customers
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Rising sophomore or higher, in progress of earning a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills to quickly update existing models and scenarios
- Ability to work independently and in team environments
Preferred qualifications
- Coursework in astrodynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft design, aerospace systems operations, computational fluid dynamics, machine learning, or complex systems integration
- Ability to develop standalone engineering tools or scripts using Python, MATLAB, or Excel
- Experience with design, development, and software implementation of complex mathematical algorithms
Export control
This role may be subject to U.S. export control laws (ITAR). You must be a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3): U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.