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ATA
Engineering, Inc., (ATA) takes great pride in our co-op and internship
programs, which are at the heart of our recruiting effort to find
full-time employees. We believe that our co-op program helps develop
outstanding engineers, which is why we have offered co-op and
internship opportunities for as long as we have been in business. In
fact, approximately 25% of the engineers who currently make up
ATA’s full-time staff started their working relationship with our
company as co-ops and/or interns.
We regularly involve our co-ops in project work for
customers, giving them many opportunities to attack real problems early
in their education—which also inspires in them a drive to acquire
more information, methods, and tools to solve these problems. Students
typically return to school after each work session more motivated to
learn, and return to ATA eager to apply what they have learned to
challenging new projects. This alternating exposure to fundamental
education and real engineering applications fosters deeper learning,
career satisfaction, and self-confidence that is dramatically evident
in our graduating co-ops.
As a consulting company specializing in a broad range of
engineering solutions, we work on a number of high-profile engineering
programs spanning many industries, from aerospace programs to
entertainment to well-known mechanical products. As a co-op or intern
with ATA, you will work side-by-side with recognized experts in many
mechanical engineering disciplines such as acoustics and structural
dynamics, modal testing, and thermal analysis. Most ATA projects have a
co-op student or intern on the project team who works with the
experienced engineers. We encourage our engineers to allow co-ops and
interns to carry as much of the engineering load as he or she can
handle as well as to explain the technology in the project and build
their understanding and experience. Each work session, our co-op
students are able to carry more of the engineering responsibility, and
by their last session many of them are able to independently complete
projects with the senior engineers reviewing their work and answering
questions. ATA projects are like a continual progression of
“design-build-fly contests”—only the ATA projects are
for real customers, with real problems, real schedules, and real
requirements!
We hope you will consider ATA Engineering for your co-op
engineering experience or internship. We know it will be a rewarding
and valuable learning experience!
Applying for a Co-op Position
ATA recruits the best engineering students from the
top engineering schools around the country, and we have a history of
success working with the co-op programs at Purdue University,
Northeastern University, Georgia Tech, University of Cincinnati,
University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, and University
of Wisconsin. We are looking for students with proven academic success
in the mechanical, aerospace, and structural engineering fields, with
an enthusiasm for finding solutions to mechanical and aerospace
structural and design challenges and problems. Many of our contracts
require access to government, defense, and/or classified material, and
we cannot consider your application unless you are a U.S. citizen or a
U.S. Permanent Resident.
If you meet the above qualifications and are willing to
commit to at least three sessions (quarters or semesters) at ATA,
please contact the Office of Professional Practice or co-op coordinator
at your university for details on how and when to apply.
Applying for a Summer Internship
Because of ATA’s commitment to our co-op students
and the success of our co-op program, we offer a very limited number of
summer internships each year. If you are interested in applying for a
summer internship, please submit your résumé (including
citizenship status) and a copy of your college transcripts to interns@ata-e.com
between December 1st and February 28th. We are looking for students
with proven academic success in the mechanical, aerospace, and
structural engineering fields, who are enthusiastic about finding
solutions to mechanical and aerospace structural and design challenges
and problems. Applicants must have completed their sophomore year in
one of the above engineering fields and must be available to work in
our San Diego office for the entire summer. Many of our contracts
require access to government, defense, and/or classified material, and
we cannot consider your application unless you are a U.S. citizen or a
U.S. Permanent Resident.
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