Flight Software Intern: Hands-on Dev + Customer Liaison

Textron; Lutz (FL); On-site; USD 8,000 - 10,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid stipend

Mentorship program

Hands-on projects

401(k) vesting credit

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Textron is offering a 2027 internship for a Software Engineer in Aftermarket Programs (TRU Simulation) based in Lutz, FL. The role focuses on supporting flight training device customers, triaging issues, and delivering timely solutions with guidance from experienced engineers.

Pursuing a Bachelor’s in Software/Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science is required, with exposure to C, scripting, and Linux. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential, with aviation experience a

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to define the problem, troubleshoot, resolve, and document the solution.
• Some understanding of C, scripting, and source control is required.
• Linux operating system proficiency (e.g. CentOS, Slackware, and/or RHEL).
• Knowledge of shell command line and scripting languages (Perl, Python).
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Realtime simulation experience and aviation experience are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Liaison between flight training device customers and TRU Simulation. Act as an advocate to the customer and communicate with TRU Simulation engineering and production teams to fix, deliver, and test solutions.
• Support code changes on existing and new projects.
• Translate customer issues into engineering terms and perform primary triage of issues.
• Ensure timely delivery of TRU Simulation deliverables to customers.
• Provide regular reporting to customer of issue statuses.
• Compile and test new loads on PC and on test rigs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

C language

Python

Perl

Shell scripting

Linux

Source control

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Computer Science

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Textron is offering a 2027 internship for a Software Engineer in Aftermarket Programs (TRU Simulation) based in Lutz, FL. The role focuses on supporting flight training device customers, triaging issues, and delivering timely solutions with guidance from experienced engineers.

Pursuing a Bachelor’s in Software/Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science is required, with exposure to C, scripting, and Linux. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential, with aviation experience a