Engineering internships in the US @Lockheed Martin with Terma

Kickstart your career and seize the unique opportunity to become an intern at the aerospace giant Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, or Atlanta, Georgia, from January to June 2025.
In collaboration with Lockheed Martin, we are offering you the opportunity to work on the world's most advanced fighter jet, the F-35 Lightning II. During the internship, you will develop your engineering skills, expand your toolbox, and gain valuable practical engineering experience.

Three types of engineering internship positions at Lockheed Martin
We offer three different internship opportunities described below. We kindly ask you to mention the one(s) you are primarily interested in and qualified for when applying.

The internships run from January 13th, 2025, to June 5th, 2025, and they are paid.

An important prerequisite for all positions is that you, as an individual, are a self-starter with a keen sense of how to bring value to the areas you support. Additionally, you are assertive yet confident enough to seek assistance when unsure of the next step.

Please note that enrollment at a Danish university and studying for a Master's degree at the time of the internship are prerequisites for all of the positions.
Option 1: Quality Engineering internship
Support F-35’s Fabrication, Wing, and Mate Build areas and seize the chance to work with quality improvement projects alongside Quality Engineers and Inspectors.

You will interact directly with Manufacturing Engineers and Assembly Line Workers while in this role. During the internship you will engage other organizational disciplines to ensure that assigned tasks/projects are progressing as desired. The position involves daily direct interactions with Lockheed Martin personnel across the Build areas.

In this position you will cover responsibilities within the following:

• Help identify root causes and associated corrective actions and participate/collaborate with the engineering counterparts on program activities to assure processes and products are compliant to contractual requirements.
• Perform in-process inspections of production assemblies using engineering drawings and manufacturing work instructions.
• Evaluate process/product performance using Product Build Surveillance (PBS) protocol
• Make production data more accessible with the use of programming and analytical skills.
• Brief senior leadership on the status and results of their projects.

The location for this internship is Fort Worth, Texas.

Option 2: Manufacturing Simulation & Modeling
You will be working within the Data Science and Applications Engineering disciplines. More specifically, you will be developing neural networks for automated inspection, defect identification, and defect classification.

As a member of the Manufacturing Simulation & Modeling team, you will be involved in projects focused on implementing autonomous, robotic, and/or manually controlled technologies for use in performing inspections of F-35 aircraft within production and sustainment environments.

In this internship your tasks may include the following:

• Programming and Application/Software Development using various programming tools (MatLab, Python, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, C+, Arduino, Pixy, iOS, and/or Unix)
• Being a creative problem-solver, always with the proper respect for our products and high level of quality
• Creating Convolutional Neural Networking
• 3D modeling to which experience with modeling programs such as CATIA, CREO, Pro-E, or NX will be perceived as an advantage
• Light project management of own projects, - always in close collaboration with your colleagues and with the opportunity to receive sparring on various aspects.

Excellent communication skills, motivation, and a team-oriented attitude are all requirements in this position since you will be working with the different teams to investigate their specific needs and translate these into requirements for the various opportunities.

The location for this internship is Fort Worth, Texas.

Option 3: Production Continuous Improvement internship
Seize the chance to work with quality and continuous improvement projects in a cross functional team. More specifically, you will support the Center Wing build areas and get the opportunity to work on program level quality projects.

In this position you will cover responsibilities within the following:

• Complete process capability and performance analysis to identify potential sources of variation.
• Devise and implement methods and procedures for improving, testing and evaluating production processes.
• Make data more accessible with the use of programming and analytical skills.
• Assist with audits in manufacturing build areas.
• Specialize in the areas of design, product evaluation and reliability, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
• Be certified in lean and six-sigma methodologies.
• Be knowledgeable and able to provide qualified feedback on LEAN and Six-Sigma methodologies.
• Brief senior leadership on the status and results of their projects on an ongoing basis.

The location for this internship is Atlanta, Georgia.

The F-35 program
The F-35 is a 5th generation multirole stealth fighter aircraft. With capabilities superior to any other fighter aircraft, the F-35 is forming the backbone of tomorrow’s air forces around the world.

In the dynamic and innovative aerospace industry, attention to detail, high standards, safety, and cost efficiency are paramount. This means that during the internship, you can expect to enhance your skills and are guaranteed to become a better engineer as you work in the challenging environment at Lockheed Martin.

What to expect?
We have been collaborating with Lockheed Martin on this internship program for several years, ensuring a professional and well-established internship program. Moreover, you can expect a steep learning curve and the experience of a lifetime!

The People Managers at Lockheed Martin being responsible for the Interns selected for the internships are experienced people with a great understanding of the importance of supporting the learning and working experience an internship opportunity like this is. You as an Intern can therefore expect a great support from both the Managers and the team members you will be collaborating with during the internship.

“My internship at Lockheed Martin gave me a unique perspective into the process and culture it takes to build a highly complex product without any defects. This is a perspective that I believe brings a lot of value to my work as an engineer and is a great addition to what you learn at the university."

• Nils, Rate Transition Engineer intern at Lockheed Martin (2018) - today Materials & Processes Engineer at Terma

Any unanswered questions?
Feel free to contact Mathias Skovby, Materials & Processes Engineer, via email: [email protected] in case of any further questions regarding this position. Mathias has been participating in the internship program himself during his studies in 2020 and will therefore be able to answer any questions you might have regarding the program.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please note that applications will be processed continuously.

To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com.

Bear in mind that candidates must be able to obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service. This entails that candidates, as a minimum, have stayed within NATO/EU for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad.

The high-tech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, non-defense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.

Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, Terma has subsidiaries and operations across Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia Pacific as well as a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Terma Inc., with offices in Washington D.C., Georgia and Texas.

Application deadline:
As soon as possible