Aerospace Structural Engineering Intern (Onsite)

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

Job summary

RTX's Pratt & Whitney division welcomes engineering interns and students to join a team that shapes aerospace propulsion. Onsite at East Hartford, you will tackle analytical design, validation and field investigations, and collaborate on multi-discipline projects to balance durability, performance and weight.

This program emphasizes learning about the aerospace industry and provides opportunities across development, testing and documentation for management and customers.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field and actively enrolled through completion of the internship
• Structures engineering experience including analytical methods (FEA), hand calculations, or spreadsheet methods
• Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support which may include detailed design, through development, validation, certification, manufacturing and operational service.
• Use FE and classical methods for strength, stress/deflection, vibration, fatigue life, damage tolerance, containment, kinematic and optimization analyses.
• Cover validation testing (engine and rig) and data-reduction.
• Support in-service field investigations.
• Participate on multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions that balance customer requirements for durability, performance, cost and weight.
• Coordinate with others to advance technology and improve engineering standard work processes/methods.
• Document and present results to management and external customers.

Job description

RTX's Pratt & Whitney division welcomes engineering interns and students to join a team that shapes aerospace propulsion. Onsite at East Hartford, you will tackle analytical design, validation and field investigations, and collaborate on multi-discipline projects to balance durability, performance and weight.

This program emphasizes learning about the aerospace industry and provides opportunities across development, testing and documentation for management and customers.