Onsite Structural Systems Intern - Aerospace Engineering

Pratt & Whitney; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney Canada invites a Structural Systems Engineering internship at Mississauga, Ontario, onsite from Sept 2027 to Aug 2028. You will work on load, deflection and stress analyses for gas turbine engines, with emphasis on ECN module hardware and full engine system modeling.

Applicants must be enrolled at a Canadian university, eligible to work in Canada, and able to use Python to automate data processing. Knowledge of LS-Dyna, Ansys or Nastran is a plus; strong teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in Canada during the internship.
• Enrolled in a Canadian university throughout the internship.
• On-site work in Ontario (Mississauga).
• Completed at least 2 academic years toward a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree.
• Knowledge of load, stress and fatigue analysis for metallic and composite structures.
• Proficiency in Python to automate pre/post-processing of data.

Responsibilities

• Load, deflection, stress and dynamic analysis using Ansys WB, Nastran, HyperMesh or LS-Dyna.
• Engine and rig test planning including instrumentation requirements and data reduction.
• LCF and HCF lifing of ECN hardware.
• Thermal analysis including transient fire attack analysis.
• Full engine system level modeling.
• Stress analysis of composite aerostructures.
• Act as technical focal point in support of offshore engineering work.

Skills

Python

Load/Stress Analysis

Fatigue Life Analysis

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Education

Two years university in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Ansys WB

Nastran

HyperMesh

LS-Dyna

Job description

Pratt & Whitney Canada invites a Structural Systems Engineering internship at Mississauga, Ontario, onsite from Sept 2027 to Aug 2028. You will work on load, deflection and stress analyses for gas turbine engines, with emphasis on ECN module hardware and full engine system modeling.

Applicants must be enrolled at a Canadian university, eligible to work in Canada, and able to use Python to automate data processing. Knowledge of LS-Dyna, Ansys or Nastran is a plus; strong teamwork is essential.