Aerospace Structures Intern – FEA, Design & Testing

RTX; North Berwick (ME); On-site; USD 37,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Structures Intern for Pratt & Whitney in Maine. You will work with mentors to analyze compressor airfoils and cases, perform ANSYS FEA, and support testing and field investigations. Collaborate in cross-discipline teams to balance performance, cost, and weight while ensuring durability.

Prepare clear analytical documentation for internal customers. Required: pursuit of a Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree, 60+ credits, and 3.0 GPA.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship session.
• Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship session.
• Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA
• Experience with Solid Modeling / Finite Element Modeling, Computer programming (Perl, VBA, Python, Matlab, etc.), Optimization, Statistics, Manufacturing methods

Responsibilities

• Work closely with an experienced mentor to provide analytical support for compressor airfoils and cases through preliminary and detailed design phases, development testing, certification by regulatory authorities or government customers, transition to production manufacturing, field support, and repair limit definition.
• Perform ANSYS finite element analysis (FEA) for stress, vibration, mission low cycle fatigue life, residual life (fracture mechanics) prediction, and optimization.
• Support engine test strain gage data reduction as well as production and in-service field investigations.
• Participate as an active member in cross-discipline integrated product teams to help provide design solutions that balance performance, cost, and weight requirements while ensuring structural durability.
• Create and present clear documentation of analytical solutions to integrated product teams and other internal customers

Skills

Finite Element Analysis

Programming

Cross-functional teamwork

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Python

Matlab

Job description

RTX is seeking a Structures Intern for Pratt & Whitney in Maine. You will work with mentors to analyze compressor airfoils and cases, perform ANSYS FEA, and support testing and field investigations. Collaborate in cross-discipline teams to balance performance, cost, and weight while ensuring durability.

Prepare clear analytical documentation for internal customers. Required: pursuit of a Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree, 60+ credits, and 3.0 GPA.