Aerospace Structures Engineer Intern – Onsite

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, CT is seeking a Structures Engineer Intern to provide analytical support across design, development, validation, certification, and manufacturing. You will use ANSYS and other methods to assess strength, vibration, fatigue life, and damage tolerance.

The role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and occasional field validation. You will learn about aerospace structures and gain exposure to durability, performance and cost trade-offs while

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.
• Experience with one or more of the following: ANSYS, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), or Fatigue and Fracture
• Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support for 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 in 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.
• Travel Requirements: 10%

Skills

ANSYS

FEA

Fatigue & Fracture

Education

Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, CT is seeking a Structures Engineer Intern to provide analytical support across design, development, validation, certification, and manufacturing. You will use ANSYS and other methods to assess strength, vibration, fatigue life, and damage tolerance.

The role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and occasional field validation. You will learn about aerospace structures and gain exposure to durability, performance and cost trade-offs while