Technical Integration Co-Op (Mechanical Engineering) - Summer 2025 - ACL

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Description

GTRI’s Cooperative Education (“co-op”) program offers you extensive opportunities to participate in diverse scientific and technological endeavors, use state-of-the-art equipment and rapidly improve your technical and leadership skills. The program allows you to alternate three semesters of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school.

GTRI's Advanced Warfighting Technologies Division in the Advanced Concepts Laboratory seeks qualified candidates for the position of Co-Op for the Summer 2025 semester. The role of this position is to support various levels of the research and design process based upon their motivation, experience, and capabilities; which include, but are not limited to:

• Mechanical / system design as warranted by the task/mission
• Experimental design and optimization
• The gathering and processing of experimental data
• Record and articulate individual and/or group research results
• Other mission supporting tasks as required

The Advanced Warfighting Technologies Division provides world-class, forward-looking thought leadership and turn-key, best-of-class warfighting technologies focused on countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) and changing the future of ground maneuver warfare for the U.S. Government and other sponsors.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Co-op

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
• Must be eligible to be approved by your college/university to participate in a co-op program and register for co-op credit with your university during work terms
• Must be able to complete at least three full-time co-op terms (alternating three terms of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school) prior to graduation
• Familiarity with Solidworks CAD software
• Candidate must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Must be eligible to obtain a DoD Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about learning about new technologies and assessing ways for them to be used in operational environments for the warfighter
• Candidates should have experience working with federal government (either as military, civilian, or contractor).
• Experience in the development of unmanned systems
• Previous or active DoD clearance
• Previous engineering design experience including but not limited to electrical hardware, mechanical design and assembly
• Previous job, team, or military experience preferred
• Familiarity with MATLAB for stress analysis

Secret Clearance

Hours per Week

40 hours per week

U.S. Persons Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Persons.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Housing and Relocation

Housing and relocation as