Aerospace Intern: Unmanned Aircraft & Flight Test

Textron; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a 2027 Intern - Aerospace Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air). You will gain hands-on experience on real projects alongside experienced engineers, contributing to hardware design, testing, and analysis for unmanned aircraft systems.

This internship supports mentorship, training, and growth, with opportunities across multiple aerospace disciplines. You will work with multidisciplinary teams, perform performance and stability analyses, and use MATLAB and

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• Experience using MATLAB or similar software.
• Willingness to apply aerospace engineering principles and concepts.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support on next-generation technologies and proven platforms for deployed warfighters.
• Develop products across hardware design lifecycle from concept to test and evaluation.
• Support ground and flight test events through planning, execution, and data reduction.
• Work with multidisciplinary systems on unmanned air vehicles.
• Conduct performance, stability and control, and aerodynamic analyses.
• Use, update, and write aircraft performance simulation tools.

Skills

MATLAB coding

Presentation skills

Security clearance eligibility

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in aerospace/mechanical engineering or related field

Job description

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a 2027 Intern - Aerospace Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air). You will gain hands-on experience on real projects alongside experienced engineers, contributing to hardware design, testing, and analysis for unmanned aircraft systems.

This internship supports mentorship, training, and growth, with opportunities across multiple aerospace disciplines. You will work with multidisciplinary teams, perform performance and stability analyses, and use MATLAB and