Aerospace Mechanical Design Intern — Hot Section

Prattwhitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 37,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX offers internships, co-ops, and full-time roles in aerospace and defense. This position involves collaborating with engineering teams to resolve mechanical problems, providing design intent for drawings, and developing hardware solutions for test engines, while ensuring timely delivery and cross-functional coordination.

Internships emphasize hands-on learning in a fast-paced environment, with exposure to CAD tools, analysis, and professional communication within RTX’s engineering ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s/Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 30 credit hours by start of internship.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering to resolve complex mechanical problems with supervisor oversight.
• Provide design intent to Product Definition for drawings and models.
• Develop hardware design solutions for test engines and ensure on-schedule delivery.
• Coordinate with Operations to address production issues and evaluate hardware nonconformances.

Skills

CAD/CAM software

Engineering analysis

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Fusion 360

Teamcenter

Unigraphics NX

ANSYS

Job description

RTX offers internships, co-ops, and full-time roles in aerospace and defense. This position involves collaborating with engineering teams to resolve mechanical problems, providing design intent for drawings, and developing hardware solutions for test engines, while ensuring timely delivery and cross-functional coordination.

Internships emphasize hands-on learning in a fast-paced environment, with exposure to CAD tools, analysis, and professional communication within RTX’s engineering ecosystem.