Aerospace Quality Engineering Intern

Boeing; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boeing in Seattle invites energized students to join the 2027 Quality Engineering Internship program. You will work with cross-functional teams to uphold rigorous quality standards across design, manufacturing, and supplier interfaces.

During 10–12 weeks onsite, you’ll gain hands-on experience in quality risk assessment, data analysis, QMS documentation, and continuous improvement, partnering with engineering, production, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Be currently enrolled in a college or university with expected graduation on or after August 2027.
• Availability to work full-time for 10-12 weeks during Summer 2027.
• Meet Export Control compliance as a “U.S. Person” (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across production and engineering teams to support product quality assurance throughout design, manufacturing, and production systems.
• Support implementing quality principles, processes, and metrics to reduce defects and drive customer satisfaction.
• Support quality readiness assessments and product maturity validation through data analysis and risk mitigation planning.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives including root cause analysis, corrective/preventive action, and statistical process control.
• Help develop, review, and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) documentation in compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide assistance in design risk analysis (DFMEA), verification planning, and quality inspections.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure suppliers meet Boeing quality requirements.
• Support supplier capability assessments, process validations, and quality system audits.
• Assist in preparing and reviewing sampling plans and First Article Inspections to verify supplier product conformance.
• Participate in managing corrective actions related to supplier nonconformance and drive supplier quality improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to communicate engineering requirements and integrate supplier quality into the production conformance system.
• Support Supplier Control Audits and supplier performance metric tracking to ensure production health and defect reduction.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Data Analysis

Risk Assessment

Continuous Improvement

DFMEA

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Planning

Process Mapping

Statistical Process Control

Documentation

Education

Engineering student (Junior/Senior) in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical

Tools

Git

SQL

Python

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel

ReactJS/JavaScript

Job description

Boeing in Seattle invites energized students to join the 2027 Quality Engineering Internship program. You will work with cross-functional teams to uphold rigorous quality standards across design, manufacturing, and supplier interfaces.

During 10–12 weeks onsite, you’ll gain hands-on experience in quality risk assessment, data analysis, QMS documentation, and continuous improvement, partnering with engineering, production, and supply chain.