Title:  Intern D, Tool Design Engineer Intern (Huntsville, AL)

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Job Code: 28576

Job Title: Tool Design Engineer Intern (Huntsville, AL)

Job Description:

We are seeking to fill an Intern - Quality Engineering role for Summer 2026 at our Huntsville, AL location.

L3Harris is seeking an Intern to join our Tool Engineering team at our growing AMF facility in Huntsville, AL. Manual and semi-automated tooling such as jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels, and lifting devices are all required in the fabrication and assembly of solid fuel rocket motors.  Tool Engineers are responsible to define all of these items.  The role of Tool Engineering is mixture of design, structural analysis, project management and hands on manufacturing.  In this role, the selected individual will be responsible to work with Tool Engineers to complete the following tasks:

• work with cross functional teams define tool requirements
• design and analyze required tooling
• conduct design reviews with cross functional teams to obtain approval of tool designs
• oversee procurement/fabrication of tooling
• work with manufacturing engineers to perform functional evaluations and acceptance of the tooling
• perform liaison support for tool maintenance by identification of tool problems, design of repairs and implementation of modifications

Essential Functions:

• Experience in mechanical design using CAD tools with exposure to PLM tools
• Experience in analysis of structures and mechanisms with exposure to finite element analysis (FEA) tools
• Must be able to apply the principles of Structural Mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities
• Familiarity with finite element methods
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in PTC CREO and/or Siemens NX is a plus
• Fabrication experience is a plus

• Familiarity with GD&T and system tolerance analysis is a plus

• Familiarity with principles of design for manufacturability is a plus

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