Aerospace Mechanical Test Equipment Co-op

Prattwhitney; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Flexible Schedules

Scholar Program

Job summary

RTX—Collins Aerospace in Rockford, IL—seeks a Test Equipment Mechanical Engineering Co-op for a full-time, Monday–Friday internship. It runs January through July/August, with students taking a semester off from coursework to engage fully with this mentorship opportunity.

You will document fluid schematics, contribute to mechanical test equipment design, and track budgets and schedules while working across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• Must have a minimum of 45 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Document fluid schematics and specifications to construct, relocate, and install test stands, test equipment, and facilities infrastructure.
• Contribute to teams designing mechanical test equipment, components, and systems for MPC power conversion, transmission, and distribution products.
• Participate in peer reviews of specifications, designs, and concepts for test equipment, components, and systems.
• Track orders, costs, and due dates to update budgets and spending profiles.
• Conduct/Coordinate/Participate in Project Status reviews with team and other stakeholders.
• Work independently and as part of a cross-functional engineering team ensuring work is completed on-time, within quality standards, per specifications and contracts, and within budget constraints.
• Support test equipment estimation activities including test stand/equipment costs and schedules.
• Development and documentation of performance, design, calibration, and maintenance requirements for test stands.

Skills

Mech. engineering concepts

Data acquisition & control

Rotating equipment

Hydraulic & fluid circuits

AutoCAD / NX drafting tools

Education

Bachelors/Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering (in progress)

Tools

AutoCAD

NX

Job description

RTX—Collins Aerospace in Rockford, IL—seeks a Test Equipment Mechanical Engineering Co-op for a full-time, Monday–Friday internship. It runs January through July/August, with students taking a semester off from coursework to engage fully with this mentorship opportunity.

You will document fluid schematics, contribute to mechanical test equipment design, and track budgets and schedules while working across engineering disciplines.