Flight Test and Integration Summer Intern

The Small Airborne Effectors Division, within the Leidos Kinetic Effects Business Area, currently has an opportunity for a Flight Test and Integration Engineer Summer Intern to work at our Huntsville, AL campus providing support to a variety of programs related to missile systems and uncrewed aircraft. This is a dynamic opportunity in which talented individuals can thrive working on a diverse array of multidisciplinary projects. The Small Airborne Effectors Division is responsible for developing, testing, and producing small airborne missiles, autonomous systems, and payload effectors for a diverse set of customers including all branches of the US Military and Special Operations Forces.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support and contribute to multidisciplinary teams responsible for integrating and flight-testing new subsystems, payloads, and/or munitions
• Work in a lab environment contributing to test-related engineering tasks such as requirements traceability, regression testing, and system integration verification
• Collect, process, and analyze test data (telemetry, sensor logs, video, RF, GNSS, inertial data, etc.) to verify system performance against requirements
• Produce clear technical test reports, data summaries, anomaly investigations, and lessons-learned documentation

Basic Qualifications

• Applicant must be actively working toward a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university
• Applicant must be a US Citizen
• Applicant must have an overall GPA of 3.2 or above
• Ability to perform physical work such as lifting up to 30-lbs
• Knowledge of and ability to use common hand tools
• Applicant must be willing to work in-office in Huntsville, AL

Preferred Qualifications

• Course background in aerospace disciplines (aerodynamics, propulsion, navigation, avionics, structures)
• Course background in instrumentation and test, including technical writing
• Mechatronics experience and familiarity with computer aided design tools across disciplines and programming/scripting languages (MATLAB, Solidworks, Python/Arduino, etc.)
• Participation in student design teams (Design/Build/Fly, rocketry, Formula SAE, robotics etc.)
• Experience with small autonomous aircraft (multi-rotor or fixed-wing) or autonomy hardware/software packages

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Original Posting:

October 1, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.