Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Intern

About the opportunity

Hermeus is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety intern to support its Test Operations, R&D and Manufacturing, and Compliance teams in Los Angeles. The on-site internship provides practical experience maintaining safe, compliant and efficient test, laboratory, manufacturing and engineering workplaces.

Internship schedule

• Spring: approximately 16 weeks, from January through April.
• Summer: approximately 12 weeks, from May through August.
• Fall: approximately 16 weeks, from September through December.

Key responsibilities

• Assist safety and regulatory-compliance work across testing, laboratories, manufacturing and engineering operations.
• Participate in workplace inspections, job safety analyses, risk assessments and formal safety reviews.
• Help identify hazards and track preventive and corrective measures through completion.
• Maintain EHS permits, records, documentation and other compliance materials.
• Support safety training, workforce communications and awareness initiatives.
• Record and follow up on incidents, near misses, observations, safety metrics and resulting actions.
• Partner with engineers, technicians, operators, Test Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering and Compliance colleagues on safety improvements.
• Assist contractor-safety controls, hot-work permits and emergency-preparedness activities.
• Research relevant safety requirements and recommend practical process improvements.

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree or program in occupational health and safety, environmental science or health, health sciences, public health, biology, industrial hygiene, construction safety, safety management or a related discipline.
• Interest in workplace safety, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, manufacturing or test operations.
• Basic understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment, or safety and compliance principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Comfort working hands-on in test, manufacturing, laboratory and industrial settings and collaborating across technical teams.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.

Preferred experience

• OSHA certification, relevant coursework or other safety-focused training.
• Coursework or experience in environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, construction safety or workplace safety.
• Familiarity with OSHA requirements, job safety analyses, incident investigation or corrective-action processes.
• Exposure to manufacturing, construction, laboratory, aerospace or another industrial environment.

Compensation and benefits

The disclosed pay range is $25 to $33 per hour. Final pay is determined by degree level. Interns receive five days of sick leave, may take unpaid time off, and receive weekly paid office lunches and access to stocked breakrooms.

Work authorization

The role provides access to export-controlled information and items. The successful candidate must be a U.S. person under 22 C.F.R. Section 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed-export licensing.