Defense Development Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 at ROUSH in Troy, Michigan

Job Description:

Roush


Title Defense Development Engineering Intern - Summer 2025
Location Troy, MI
Category Internships / Apprentices
Hiring Type Internship

At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. We want motivated, ambitious people who put the needs of our customers first, bring creativity to their work and will do whatever it takes to achieve success. If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.

Do you enjoy being challenged? If so, Roush is the place for you! We offer a dynamic work environment and exposure to many unique projects! We are looking for an engineering intern to join our growing team in Defense Development Engineering for the summer of 2025. Within Defense you will work on projects from Department of Defense, State, and Homeland Security. This is a 40-hour-per-week paid internship position located in Troy, MI.

As an Defense Development Engineering Intern, you will:

• Support design efforts utilizing several CAD/CAE, and CFD tools
• Support build/assembly efforts
• Diagnose problems and conduct root cause analysis
• Coordinate with other engineering groups and fabrication shop
• Support product development testing
• Work on unique engineering problems and challenge your engineering skills
• Apply your academic knowledge to real world engineering challenges
• Tackle unique challenges never taken on before

To be considered as a Defense Development Engineering Intern, you will need:

• Must be a U.S. citizen for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
• Must be able to work a 40+ hour work week from May 2025 - August 2025
• Must currently be pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering; mechanical or mechatronics
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving history
• Must have a minimum of freshman standing
• Must be proficient in MS Office
• Must have a strong desire to learn engineering system design & development, or manufacturing as it is related to the automotive industry
• Must love working on vehicles and/or mechanical systems
• Must be able to think outside the box and enjoy research and development type activities

A successful candidate may also have:

• Formula SAE/Baja experience
• Hands-on automotive/mechanical diagnosis and repair experience
• CAD experience (SolidWorks, Catia V5/V6 or similar)
• Prior internship experience in an automotive related environment
• Interest in electric and autonomous vehicles and technology

To apply, please visit the Roush careers page by clicking on this link: https://roush.applytojob.com

Our Part-Time benefits include: Earned sick time and 401K

Visit our website: www.roush.com

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RoushCareers

Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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