2027 Internship - Manufacturing Engineer

Socket.dev; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 8,000 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Aviation is offering a Manufacturing Engineer Intern position to apply and develop manufacturing and industrial knowledge within our aviation production environment. Our interns are highly motivated with great communication skills that contribute to aircraft build plans, production tooling, and manufacturing processes for components and assemblies.

Interns may work on tooling redesign, process automation, improved facility layouts for product flow, reference documents, and standard

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Collaborates and easily gets along in team-based environments
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent organizational skills
• Computer Proficiency (MS Office, CAD, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Redesigning tooling to improve operators’ work environment
• Automating processes
• Improving facility layouts for product flow
• Creating reference documents and standard practices
• Implementing quality improvements
• Exploring new equipment and software
• Exposure to lean manufacturing, electrical, computer science, aircraft environmental systems, structures, and robotics

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Mechanical aptitude

Organization

MS Office / CAD

Education

Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET)

Mechanical Engineering

Robotics Technology

Tools

CAD

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Textron Aviation is looking for an intern to use and develop their manufacturing and industrial knowledge. Our interns are highly motivated with great communication skills that contribute to aircraft build plans, production tooling, and manufacturing processes for components and assemblies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Manufacturing Engineer Intern may work projects, including but not limited to: redesigning tooling to improve operators’ work environment, automating processes, improving facility layouts for product flow, creating reference documents and standard practices, implementing quality improvements, and exploring new equipment and software. There will be exposure to work in a wide variety of disciplines such as lean manufacturing, electrical, computer science, aircraft environmental systems, structures, and robotics.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in:

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Robotics Technology
• Other related fields

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Collaborates and easily gets along in team-based environments
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent organizational skills
• Computer Proficiency (MS Office, CAD, etc.)

Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.

Summer internships are 40 hours per week typically from late-May to early-August lasting 10 weeks. Candidates must be able to work onsite for the entirety of the internship program unless approved otherwise by the hiring manager.

Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S. export control laws. If a position requires access to information controlled under U.S. regulations applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.