Ibex Project Internship

UNSW

Overview

The internship opportunity will involve joining Praetorian Aeronautics’ autonomous systems development team and develop a Logistical Drone (LD) as part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers working on the Ibex Project. The LD prototype would be capable of supplying materials and people to remote and regional areas including high altitude zones, in an accelerated agile design process. These LDs may be Single/Multi-Rotor/Fixed-Wing/Fixed-Wing Hybrid Vertical Take-off and Landing.

During the internship, four of you will work as a team and undergo extensive mentoring in industry best practice design methodologies, exposing you to the tools and processes used to develop high performance autonomous systems. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience while working on a real-life design project and realising a proof-of-concept vehicle.

You will be supported through an employment contract with Praetorian at a rate of $1,200 per week. This paid internship opportunity is made possible through a co-funded arrangement between Defence Trailblazer and Praetorian Aeronautics.

Internship activities may include:

Aircraft conceptual design and sizing
Aircraft electrical system and avionics design.
Powertrain design (including lift fan / propeller design), including systems simulation.
Aircraft stability and control analysis.
Construction of an aircraft digital twin, with production of a representative performance simulation.
Modelling of the vehicle performance with HiL and SiL testing in a Matlab virtual environment.

Eligibility Criteria

Penultimate and final year students currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering or related discipline. Students with experience in Design, Build and Fly programs and ArduPilot or PixHawk are preferred.
International and domestic students are both encouraged to apply. Preference may be given to domestic students.

Additional Information

The internship is anticipated to commence on 1st July 2024 and will be offered on a part-time basis (2-3 days/week) over a 6-month period, for a minimum of 60 business days.

The student project team will be appropriately supervised by a qualified Praetorian Aeronautics staff engineer and work together at a shared site located in Sydney.

During the placement, you will be expected to spend 1-2 weeks at Praetorian’s offices in Adelaide. Travel and accommodation costs for the visit to Adelaide will be covered by the company.

At the conclusion of the project, full-time employment opportunities may be available for suitable candidates interested in future employment with Praetorian.

Application Dates

Application Start Date: 12 April 2024
Application Close Date: 10 May 2024

THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED

To apply, please complete an online EOI form via the above link and have the following documents handy:

Resume
Cover Letter (of not more than 1 page) addressing the essential criteria and relevant skills and experience
Transcript

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview with Praetorian Aeronautics.

If you have any follow up queries or require any other information prior to submitting your application, please contact workforce@dtb.solutions and we will be happy to assist you.

ABOUT PRAETORIAN AERONAUTICS

Praetorian Aeronautics is a highly innovative and agile aerospace technology company developing the next generation of autonomous aerial vehicles. Praetorian’s team have developed high performance crewed and uncrewed systems for the Australian Defence Force and allied nations, and today are further advancing the field of autonomous systems. Their development programs offer an opportunity to work at the forefront of defence technology as they bring to market multiple projects for their customers both in Australia and overseas.