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Mechanical engineering interns Niall Walsh and Jackson Neisler inspect a door overhaul tooling frame being assembled and prepared for TIG welding.  Niall (left) and Jackson (Right) are working reverse engineering efforts on multiple pieces of tooling equipment for maintenance and overhaul of F-15 aircraft. This is Niall’s second summer working as a MERC intern and…

Carter Atkinson, an electrical engineering intern, is testing the capability of a MERC-designed hoist to lift a C-130 cargo door (shown here). He also spent part of his summer working on SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings, as well as testing and troubleshooting electrical components.

Mechanical engineering interns Niall Walsh and Jackson Neisler inspect a door overhaul tooling frame being assembled and prepared for TIG welding.  Niall (left) and Jackson (Right) are working reverse engineering efforts on multiple pieces of tooling equipment for maintenance and overhaul of F-15 aircraft. This is Niall’s second summer working as a MERC intern and…

MERC employees gathered to kick off the 2025 football season. Employees wore their favorite team jerseys and enjoyed a lunch filled with fun and fellowship.

Summer engineering interns Jacob Cornelius, David Schmitz, Jace Smith, and William Van Slyke (pictured left to right) are getting hands-on software development and cybersecurity experience while working in the Automated Inspection, Repair, Corrosion, and Aircraft Tracking (AIRCAT) laboratory to provide support to the C-130 fleet. These interns were instrumental in completing software development tasks and…

Emily Schmidt, a graduate mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech, is interning at MERC for a third summer. She is working with the USAF and MERC engineers to improve the design of aircraft gun boots (shown here). The work will result in improved aircraft availability for the fleet and cost savings to the USAF. Emily…

Summer engineering interns Reese Crews, Eli Hobbs, and David Reeves are working with Dr. Austen Scruggs and other MERC engineers to support research into the impact of corrosion and fatigue on the USAF helicopter fleet. This is the second summer that David and Eli have interned at MERC. Pictured left to right with a Navy-provided…

Mechanical engineering interns Owen Giguere (UGA) and Aaron Schneider (Mercer) inspect a missile launcher rail fitting that was redesigned and fabricated by MERC. Owen (left) and Aaron (right) are designing installation tooling that will precisely align the rail assembly parts to allow for consistent placement and match drilling during the fitting installation process. This is…

We are pleased to welcome the following interns from Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Middle Georgia State, Mercer, and UGA. Six of these students also interned at MERC in 2024. From left to right: Jacob Cornelius (Georgia Tech), David Schmitz (Georgia Tech), Jackson Neisler (Mercer), Carter Atkinson (Georgia Tech), Gabriel Ngo (Georgia Southern), Emily Schmidt (Georgia…

MERC was proud to participate in and serve as a sponsor of the 49th annual Association of Old Crows Dixie Crow Symposium, held in the Museum of Aviation’s Century of Flight Hangar, Robins AFB. Several MERC employees with expertise in electronic warfare (EW) attended the symposium, including Dr. Steven Britt, Tyler Watson, and Justin McFall…