About the Role
Invent, design, analyse, build, and test hardware solutions rapidly. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and persevering engineer who is a rapid learner and motivated. Join a small team and make a huge impact tackling new engineering challenges in aerospace by developing hardware that enables high-performance flight, user-friendly operation, and efficient small batch manufacturing and servicing. We are looking for passionate engineers who love to rapidly design, prototype, test, and iterate. Ideal team members are willing to push the boundaries of convention.
Responsibilities
As a member of our team, you will have the rare and phenomenal opportunity to design and build new ideas that will challenge the status quo and define the future of the UAS industry. You will be given the freedom to be as creative and innovative as possible, developing and testing cutting edge technology for a new and rapidly growing industry. As an engineering intern you could take on a variety of roles and gain a broad range of experience. We are looking for someone who is flexible and adaptable in their role and keen to learn on the job soaking up new expertise and implementing it in real time.
Typical aero-mechanical engineering tasks may include:
- Solving small scale fixed-wing and multi-copter aerodynamic challenges.
- Developing and optimising novel concepts and processes.
- Rapid prototyping and testing.
- Designing for manufacture.
Requirements
- Must be penultimate or final year student or recent university graduate of an engineering subject.
- Be able to travel to our office in Glasgow for the duration of the internship.
- Desire and the ability to learn quickly.
- Capable of working independently with good job autonomy, initiative, self-discipline, and drive.
- Ability to continually prioritise and multi-task in a dynamic, creative, fast paced environment.
- Detail orientated and a passion for excellence.
- A love for working as part of a team.
- Highly collaborative with exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365.
- Proficiency in CAD software.
Nice to Haves
- We can guarantee that you will gain more experience in a range of different disciplines than most other internships.
- You will be adding real value and taking on real responsibility whilst shaping Gibson Robotics at its core.
- You will be joining a focused and supportive team that place an emphasis on developing a positive and motivating workplace culture.
- Gain an understanding of how working at a start-up is different (and better) than larger organisations.
- Have the opportunity to contribute to the cutting edge of technology and work on some really amazing projects.
- Also, worth noting for recent graduates: we often hire from our pool of interns.
Why should you apply?
- We can guarantee that you will gain more experience in a range of different disciplines than most other internships.
- You will be adding real value and taking on real responsibility whilst shaping Gibson Robotics at its core.
- You will be joining a focused and supportive team that place an emphasis on developing a positive and motivating workplace culture.
- Gain an understanding of how working at a start-up is different (and better) than larger organisations.
- Have the opportunity to contribute to the cutting edge of technology and work on some really amazing projects.
- Also, worth noting for recent graduates: we often hire from our pool of interns.
