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Overview

The Analysis Engineering Intern position at Curtiss-Wright involves assisting in the preparation of technical evaluations and design reports for safety-related nuclear power plant components. The intern will perform structural analyses and utilize software tools like ANSYS and SolidWorks to ensure design accuracy and compliance with regulatory codes.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in preparing formal Design Reports and structural calculation packages.
  • Perform structural, stress, and fatigue analyses for components under various conditions.
  • Utilize ANSYS to construct finite element models and run simulations.
  • Review and modify 3D CAD models and 2D drawings using SolidWorks.
  • Interface with the design engineering team to propose modifications and enhancements.
  • Verify numerical models using classical hand calculations and engineering fundamentals.

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil/Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Completed sophomore or junior year preferred with a minimum 3.3 GPA.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of statics, dynamics, strength of materials, fluid/thermal dynamics, and structural mechanics.
  • Prior experience with finite element software, preferably ANSYS Mechanical.
  • Experience with 3D parametric CAD modeling, preferably SolidWorks.
  • Familiarity with structural load evaluation and analysis.
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Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$48/hr across 450 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 16% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Brea, CA

Brea, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 586 other active welding openings from 267 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Brea, or widen the search to California.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation currently has 2 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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