Engineering Co-Op 2025

Opportunity Description
Are you passionate about technology or aviation? Come invent the solutions of tomorrow in the aerospace and defense industry with an international group where innovation, teamwork and continuing education are fundamental values. Join us!

We are currently looking for an Engineering Co-Op who will be involved with various tasks related to the design and manufacture of Flight Deck and Pilot Controls products used in commercial and private aircraft. This will be a full-time role for June - December 2025. Safran is a major Aerospace company designing and supplying parts ranging from Aircraft Engines to Landing gear, to Flight Deck components, to Aircraft seats and interiors.

About Us
This position is within Safran Electronics and Defense, Avionics, USA (SEDA) with headquarters in Irvine, California. SEDA is a part of the larger Safran Electronics and Defense with over 2,000 engineers Globally in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France, and Germany, to name a few locations.

Safran's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goes beyond our facility walls. We value and support the communities where we live and work. One of Safran's values and CSR pillar is Corporate Citizenship that helps drive economic, social and cultural progress by sharing our gifts with those around us. We actively contribute to social inclusion and equal opportunity by integrating underserved communities and promoting diversity throughout our companies

Position Description
This position will perform a variety of Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical engineering tasks and responsibilities required to define, develop, and maintain Flight deck equipment with a focus on the analytical fundamentals to enable a smooth Qualification and entry into service. These tasks may include required engineering analysis or modeling, drawing and document creation, trouble shooting and coordination with the manufacturing team to ensure a producible product, or completion of requirements validation or verification.

Job Responsibilities

• Using Ansys multiphysics engineering simulation software and finite element analysis calculations, work with the Mechanical Stress Engineering Team to determine stress/strain and material loads for aerospace equipment.
• Support development and integration of Model Based Engineering tool sets.
• Support creation of Materials and Processes database.
• Support creation of Electrical Engineering schematic and simulation models and libraries.
• Research various spline profiles and create database.
• Research thermal expansion profiles and create tool for thermal expansion calculations.
• Research and data mine field failure data to support reliability predictions

Qualifications
• Currently majoring in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Enrolled student attending a college or university with an expected graduation date on or after September 2026
• This position is onsite in Irvine, CA throughout the year
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee.