2027 Internship - Materials & Processing Engineer

Socket.dev; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 5,200 - 7,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Training and development opportunities

Stipend

Job summary

Textron offers a paid, full-time 10-week summer internship focused on testing and evaluating metallic materials. Interns will participate in mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, SEM work, and lab analysis techniques under experienced engineers.

Responsibilities include operating test equipment, preparing samples, performing analyses, and compiling written reports. Pursue a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Metallurgical or Mechanical Engineering and related fields.

Qualifications

• Professional and diplomatic demeanor.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity.
• Hands-on experience with machinery or laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Machine and test samples using a universal test machine.
• Prepare and examine samples for metallographic analysis.
• Examine samples using a scanning electron microscope.
• Support engineers performing materials evaluation and failure analysis.
• Analyze, archive, and present results in written reports.

Skills

Diplomatic demeanor

Verbal and written communication

Accountability and integrity

Hands-on equipment experience

Education

Metallurgical Engineering

Materials Science / Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Why This Internship

As an intern with Textron, you’ll gain hands‑on experience while exploring your interests and building new skills. You’ll be supported and challenged to contribute in meaningful ways – working on real projects alongside experienced professionals to prepare for future success.

JOB SUMMARY:

Interns will perform testing and evaluation of metallic materials. This may include opportunities in mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and other laboratory analysis techniques.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Machine and test samples using a universal test machine
• Prepare and examine samples for metallographic analysis
• Examine samples using a scanning electron microscope
• Support engineers performing materials evaluation and failure analysis
• Analyze, archive, and present results in written reports

EDUCATION:

Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD Degree in:

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Materials Science / Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Professional and diplomatic demeanor
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity
• Hands‑on experience with machinery or laboratory equipment

Why You’ll Love Interning at Textron

This internship is more than a summer experience — offering mentorship, training, and meaningful, hands‑on work that helps you build confidence, develop new skills, and take real steps toward your career goals.

Our benefits include:

Paid, full‑time 10‑week summer internship with a prepaid stipend

Mentorship, training, and development opportunities

Real project work and hands‑on experience

Service time credited toward 401(k) vesting upon full‑time employment

Alternative work schedules at select locations

About Textron

Textron is a global Fortune 500 company with a diverse portfolio of industry leading brands, including Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. We foster a culture where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and innovation drives real‑world solutions.

Join Textron and build a career where your work makes an impact, your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.

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

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.

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.