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Materials Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) +1 · Internship · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA (On-site)
El Segundo, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, or similar discipline.
About the job
Supports materials testing and analysis for metal 3D printing, helping improve testing procedures, evaluate printed-part quality, and inform printing-process development.
What you'll do
- Operate equipment to measure material properties and support quality tracking for printed parts.
- Organize, analyze, interpret, and present materials data; assist with metallurgical sample preparation.
- Help refine measurement procedures and connect materials findings to printing-process improvements.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, or a similar discipline.
- Experience with experimental design and statistical data analysis.
- Strong data-analysis skills, including interpreting information from extremely large data sets.
Nice to have
- Undergraduate research in materials science, metallurgy, or mechanical engineering; exposure to metallurgical sample preparation or materials characterization equipment.
- Experience with metal additive manufacturing or laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), or statistical analysis software such as R, JMP, or Minitab.
Pay
USD 30/hour (Engineering Intern/Undergraduate); USD 32.50/hour (Engineering Intern/Masters); USD 35/hour (Engineering Intern/PhD)
Tools
SEM, Instron, R, JMP, Minitab, LPBF
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