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Mechanical Engineering Intern

Leach International Corporation
Buena Park, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 14 May 2026
💰 $50,000/yr($46,000/yr$50,000/yr)

About the role

­­Mechanical Engineering Intern – Part-Time Onsite

 

Leach International Corporation designs and manufacturers relays, electronic control devices, and power systems primarily for the aerospace and defense industry. We welcome people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward.

Leach is known for design excellence and commitment to quality and reliability since 1919. This 100-year legacy includes the invention of the electrical relay for aircraft systems, which has supported the development of the world’s aircrafts. Our equipment and components are used on thousands of aerospace, military, rail and high-end industrial applications worldwide, in the most severe environments when reliability and performance are mission critical.

Job Overview

Title: Mechanical Engineering Intern – Part-Time Onsite

Location: Buena Park, California

Type: Temporary Part-Time Onsite

Hourly Range: $23.00 - $25.00 (based on experience)

Job Summary

The Mechanical Engineering Intern is responsible for general support of design, development and manufacturing of contactors, relays or power distribution subsystem.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provide support to internal project managers and engineers by assisting with project administrative duties.
  • Assist with preparation of design review presentations with MS PowerPoint
  • Attend review meetings, keep minutes of meeting, and record the action items on the tracking worksheets
  • Assist with developing and managing bill of materials by working with internal Supply Chain team
  • Assist with authoring and updating specifications, and engineering change documentation, or other project data items in MS Office suite
  • Support mechanical design (will be exposed to some design work)
  • Support prototyping, production, and other hardware build activities
  • Perform or support design verification and checkout activities
  • Aid in failure analysis, also performing manufacturing/test dry runs

Basic Qualifications

  • Must be enrolled or recently graduated from a four year university, pursuing a BS in mechanical, or aerospace engineering
  • To comply with U.S. export laws and regulations, Leach International Corporation operations in the U.S. may only employ "U.S. Persons" as defined by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
  • Advanced level of Excel and Word skills are required
  • PowerPoint experience required
  • Must have excellent written and verbal English communication skills to support engineering change documentation, updating customer specifications and other functions and detail oriented
  • A creative and innovative mind

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS Project skills
  • Knowledge of design, simulation, and analysis tools
  • Experience with mechanical CAD
  • Course work in simulation

 

Competencies

As an individual contributor you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies: Customer Focus, Listening, Problem Solving, Action Oriented, Composure, Functional/Technical Skills, Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust and will need to Value Diversity.

 

Must be authorized to work in the U.S.  To conform to U.S. Export Control Regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government

 

Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Disability/Vets

 

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