Mechanical Engineering Internship for College students

[Stockmanreef]

Folks--

My daughter is a sophomore at Olin College of Engineering (just outside Boston) and is a mechanical engineering student. She is looking to do an internship this summer and I was wondering if anyone out in the Van's Airforce community had any ideas or knows of any internships at the companies they work for or own.

I know that this post is a long shot, but I figured I would try.

Thanks
Ken

[sthopkins]

What is she interested in working on? And is she looking to stay local?

[dwranda]

This post may be a long shot but it's a great idea. I wish I had thought of it. My son is also in engineering school looking for an internship. Good luck with the search!

[ty1295]

If someone is interested in machining/manufacturing side let me know and I can ask, in the summers we have in the past hired interns and I can ask if that will happen again.

[N395V]

Have her check with her program director or the ME chairman or counselors.

When I was an ME student (45 years ago) my school had arrangements with several local companies for internships. We not only got paid but also received elective credit hours.

[N329JR]

The company I work for [Intelligrated - now part of Honeywell] frequently hires interns and co-ops for a variety of Engineering disciplines. Intelligrated has offices in various locations around the country. Intelligrated.com
Good Luck

[Stockmanreef]

thanks for all the replies. I really appreciated it. She is willing to go anywhere (but home) for an internship. We are trying to convince her to co-op, but most people at her school do interns and not co-ops. With that said, they can do what ever. The school is very open to them taking time off to get experience. She could even take a full year off.

RV8JD--She tried Boeing, but I think that they were looking for Juniors and probably coops and not interns. In fact, she went to Boeing last summer to do research with one of her professors.

N395V--she has talked with her school. They have a great program for internships. I think that the issue is that for sophomores in ME it is harder to find internships. The electrical and computer engineers have an easier time. She can stay at school and do research for several professors, but she would really like to get out in the "real" world this summer.

ty1295--what kind of machining/manufacturing?

dwranda--where is your son going to school and what is her studying?

Again, I really appreciate the replies. I know that Van's airforce will get significantly more than the standard annual dues, if the path forward pans out.

Thanks again.

Ken

[BobTurner]

The National Labs (Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, etc) sponsor summer students. Check out the DOE web page for info (for some it may already be too late).

[dwranda]

Ken,
My son is at Embry-Riddle studying aerospace engineering. He's applied to Nasa, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin but hasn't heard anything from them yet. I was hoping being on deans list and the experience helping to build our airplane would give him an edge. Time will tell. It would be nice to have him home for the summer, but I'd rather have him on an internship. Good luck with your search! Thanks for asking!
Dave

[DMFenster]

The US Patent Office in Alexandria VA has internships. I think they are unpaid tho. If she's interested, I can check.

Dave