Meta
Structural Design Engineer - FEA (Intern)
Sunnyvale, CA +2 · Internship · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Redmond, WA
Seattle, WA - Education
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, or similar; final-year BS candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment by the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
About the job
Conduct structural analysis for AR/VR product development, building and validating finite element models and completing a scoped analysis project from definition through final readout.
What you'll do
- Build module-level finite element models to assess drop/shock, static-strength, and thermo-mechanical failure risks; check results with first-principles hand calculations.
- Support correlation and validation of models against physical test data with the REL and DVE teams.
- Own a scoped structural analysis project end to end and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, or similar; final-year BS candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
- Fundamental understanding of solid mechanics, strength of materials, and finite element analysis.
- Coursework, research, or project exposure to FEA software such as HyperMesh, SimLab, Abaqus, or ANSYS.
- Proven analytical and communication skills; available for at least 12 consecutive weeks of full-time internship and intends to return to a degree program afterward.
Nice to have
- Experience with explicit dynamics or drop/shock simulation, material modeling and testing, or thermo-mechanical analysis.
- Python or MATLAB scripting for simulation automation and post-processing; prior consumer-electronics or similar hardware internship or research experience.
Pay
$7,313/month to $12,667/month (base salary)
Tools
HyperMesh, SimLab, Abaqus, ANSYS, Python, MATLAB
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