About HeliMods
HeliMods (HM) is a world-leading aerospace technology company based on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, delivering cutting-edge mission systems into the air networks of essential service providers including; emergency medical, search and rescue, and law enforcement agencies, all across the globe.
We’re founder-led with a passionate team spanning advanced digital engineering, precision manufacturing, and innovative technology capabilities. Our work helps front-line responders operate more safely and effectively, ensuring critical care reaches those who need it most, wherever they are.
At HeliMods, we’re driven by purpose, powered by innovation, and united by a shared commitment to making a real-world impact. Our vibrant and diverse team thrives in a high-performance culture that values creativity, accountability, and collaboration. We operate with agility and empowerment, enabling our people to make fast, meaningful decisions and explore exciting opportunities for growth and mastery.
We work hard, challenge convention, and push boundaries, while celebrating the big and small wins, and fostering a vibrant and engaging workplace culture. As we expand globally, we’re inviting exceptional individuals to join us in shaping the future of aerospace innovation.
The Opportunity
HeliMods is seeking aero, space, mechanical, mechatronic, computing, software, electrical, product design, advanced manufacturing and process engineering interns who have a real passion for technology and innovation to join our team over the 2026/2027 Summer break and 2027 Winter break. If successful, you will be working on exciting new products for our civil and military clients, building new organisational capability, and will be responsible within your team for timely, high-quality delivery against challenging project targets. You will have the opportunity to learn from internationally experienced engineers, get hands on with state-of-the-art airframes in our world-class facility, and drive the best available technology in an energetic, collaborative, innovative culture that recognises performance and celebrates success.
We’ll find a development pathway that utilises your passions to accelerates your career development while delivering a diverse range of outputs that are critical to the organisation’s overall delivery. Our capabilities span the entire engineering lifecycle, so no matter whether you’re into designing mechanical, electrical or software systems, developing manufacturing capability, supporting fleet integration, or anything in between, you’ll find a home here.
Unique to HeliMods, you’ll have the opportunity to explore each team during a rotation throughout the organisation including design, prototyping, certification, production engineering, various advanced manufacturing work centres and assembly. We’re going to expect a lot from you, and we want you to expect a lot of yourself. However, you’ll also have the support of a team of motivated, talented and experienced colleagues, all striving for a common purpose.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- An in-progress bachelor’s degree (or higher) in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, mechatronic, computing, software or electrical engineering.
- Have completed the equivalent of 2nd year studies (at a full-time rate).
- The energy, intelligence and initiative to proactively overcome industries’ toughest challenges.
- The creativity, curiosity and open-mindedness to explore alternative approaches, question conventional thinking, and adapt to change.
- The people skills and collaborative focus that brings out the best in yourself and others within small, dynamic, multi-disciplinary teams.
- A structured approach to working with an ability to deliver despite ambiguity that allows you to thrive in a highly autonomous environment.
A typical day on-site
Unlike many traditional engineering firms, our young engineers have an immediate impact in a broad range of areas with limitless potential to direct their growth over time. This includes:
- Developing digital and physical prototypes using CAD, augmented reality and 3D printing.
- Creating CAD, CAM and FEA of a product and its assemblies before release to manufacture and certification.
- Conducting research on technical methods to tackle difficult engineering challenges, or on automated systems to increase our quality and productivity.
- Working with the onsite production team to oversee one of your designs through the manufacturing process, followed by 3D scanning verification.
- Supporting fast turn-around design approvals to allow new products to be integrated across fixed-wing and rotary wing fleets.
Our top performers
- Deliver outstanding work with minimum guidance, managing time and priorities efficiently and effectively.
- Are multi-disciplined and adapt quickly to the needs of the situation.
- Provide sound, well considered technical input, thrive under pressure, and expect a lot of themselves.
What we need for you to proceed
1. A cover letter addressing why you feel you would be a good fit at HeliMods
2. An up-to-date resume
3. Attach your most recent academic transcript at the end of your resume
4. Create a portfolio of your work, demonstrating your passion for design, technology and engineering (slideshow format, 3 slides, focus on graphical content – bonus points for extra-curricular activity), upload it to Google Drive, Github (or similar), and provide the link within your application.
Recruitment Process
- We are currently recruiting for Summer 2026/2027 interns to commence on the 23rd November 2026 and finish on the 12th February 2027. There will be a 2-week break over the Christmas and New Year period (~21/12/26-03/01/27).
- We are also recruiting for Winter 2027 interns to commence on 21 June 2027.
- Applications will close on 20th April 2026 with shortlisting to take place in May.
- Interviews and assessments will occur in June – July.
- To finalise your application, please ensure that you have included all required information (resume, cover letter, transcript and portfolio) and answer the screening questions. Applications that have not completed these steps will not be considered.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we are only able to contact successful candidates. We thank you in advance for your understanding.
Inherent Requirements
- Due to the nature and privilege of information, and in accordance with Australian Standards for Workforce Screening (ISO 4811-2022), it is an inherent requirement that a security screening process (including a police check) are undertaken prior to employment.
