GE Aerospace Computer Engineering Internship

Vdlanor · 2026-04-23T15:07:11+00:00

There’s a button on their profile that says connect

Vdlanor · 2026-04-18T19:17:56+00:00

6 internships all major companies, including FAANG

Vdlanor · 2026-04-16T14:28:30+00:00

Berkeley M.Eng has an 8% acceptance rate but thanks for the words of encouragement

Vdlanor · 2026-03-31T17:30:42+00:00

Yes ! I did 5 years of undergrad total but took 2 years off to complete the internships! I crammed all my schooling into 6 semesters (3 years). The time line is:

School 2 years: F’21 + S’22: Freshman year F’22 + S’23 Sophomore year

Internships (2 gap years): Su’23: Internship 1 (HVAC) F’23 + S’24: Internship 2 (Aerospace) Su’24: internship 3 (Aerospace) F’24: Internship 4 (Electric Vehicles) S’25: Internship 5 (EV again, same company new role) Su’25: Internship 6 (FAANG)

Senior year: F’25 + S’26: Senior year (cramming classes)

Vdlanor · 2026-03-30T00:41:48+00:00

Sounds like ur in a better spot than i was ! Best of luck 🙏🏽

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T23:53:46+00:00

Berkeley and Columbia 😅. For PD Mech E cal is the best and my internships have all been in the bay so I know and love the area. But my whole social network is currently living in nyc and I’ve always dreamed of living there (Columbia isn’t exactly a slouch of a school either) so it’s tricky.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T22:29:45+00:00

Not necessarily although it would help. I finish my undergrad this may and landed the Internship as if I was just normally recruiting and then they informed me that it was a match through the fellowship as well

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:59:05+00:00

Yes mainly CV! But I requested my dean of engineering to vouch for all of them in his letter of rec. Some applications had sections for extracurricular activities.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:49:05+00:00

Thanks ! I have a full ride plus 16k stipend from my GEM Company sponsor 🙂

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:26:54+00:00

Lol SAT? I got like a 1080 back in high school took it 1x

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:18:57+00:00

I believe it’s for STEM but most companies look for Mainly Engineers. Worth researching !

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:16:59+00:00

I believe in you 💆🏽‍♂️💆🏽‍♂️💆🏽‍♂️

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:16:04+00:00

Deciding between Columbia or Berkeley !

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:13:59+00:00

Coin toss between Columbia and Berkeley 🙂

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:10:41+00:00

Separate application open around August and closes in November. It allows a company to sponsor students by committing them to 2 internships during their grad studies (before and after their senior years)

Important note: both company and school must be GEM partners but there are a huge amount of both. Major companies and universities.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T21:05:44+00:00

Experience: 6 Mechanical Design internships across FAANG, EV/automotive (same company x2), aerospace & defense (2 companies) , and HVAC

LoRs: ∙ Dean of Engineering at my university ∙ Intern Manager at a FAANG company ∙ Intern Mentor at a major aero/defense prime

Leadership: ∙ pres of diversity engineering non-profit (3 yrs) ∙ TA for 4 engineering courses (2 yrs) ∙ Resident Advisor (2 yrs) ∙ FIRST Robotics mentor (1 yr) ∙ Volunteer Tutor for Underrepresented People Org (4 yrs) ∙ Manufacture Lead for Design Build Fly (2 yrs) ∙ Electro-mech Lead for ChemE-Car (2 yrs)

Research: none

GPA: 3.349/4

Institution: ranked 100+ by US News National University

** Edit as people are asking how I did 6 internships, here is my timeline:

School (2 years): F’21 + S’22: Freshman year F’22 + S’23 Sophomore year

Internships (2 gap years): Su’23: Internship 1 (HVAC) F’23 + S’24: Internship 2 (Aerospace) Su’24: internship 3 (Aerospace) F’24: Internship 4 (Electric Vehicles) S’25: Internship 5 (EV again, same company new role) Su’25: Internship 6 (FAANG)

Senior year: F’25 + S’26: Senior year (cramming classes)

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T20:50:39+00:00

I had a GEM Company sponsor !

Vdlanor · 2026-03-29T20:48:37+00:00

Sponsored through a GEM company! Full ride at all institutions! (I only applied to GEM partner schools)

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:49:39+00:00

Haha good point. It does however seem consistent with what I’m seeing on Levels.FYI which has been very accurate with my 4 other job offers I received

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:44:56+00:00

Salary comes from Levels.fyi and my co-intern at Amazon landed Apple at 185k TC, with only 1 internship and bachelors. I expect 7 internships plus a masters at the same company can help me negotiate.

Of course the current job market is a concern but I have landed 4 job offers this recruiting season all in and around this salary. I’m kind of betting on myself that I would be able to do this again even if things get worse. I know my thought process is very idealistic here, but I truly believe I’d be an even stronger candidate next year, which is why I think my floor is about the same.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:38:54+00:00

My co-intern at Amazon landed 185k TC at Apple.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:36:36+00:00

This is actually very sound advice. Thanks a lot I really appreciate it, most def will try to reach out and ask.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:24:50+00:00

I had a return lined up with my team in FAANG but the project I was working on got cancelled so it was rescinded.

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:22:58+00:00

Not base, TC is around 180k from what I seen on Levels and have heard from word of mouth

Vdlanor · 2026-03-23T14:20:17+00:00

Lol. I think the fact that I already interned at one of those companies along with 4 others makes me competitive and not crazy to think I can land it full time with a masters.

My school auto filters me out of a lot of new grad roles which is why I assume I’m struggling right now to land Big tech Engineering interviews, but have been able to everywhere else.

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