Tech Ops Intern: Aircraft Maintenance & Analytics

United Airlines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight privileges

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

United Airlines’ Technical Operations internship offers hands-on experience across data analytics, digital fleet management, strategic and base planning, airframe maintenance strategy, predictive maintenance, engineering, and supply chain. Placements may vary and include options in Houston, TX.

Interns receive paid internships and potential course credit depending on university guidelines. Interns collaborate with TO professionals on real projects, gaining practical experience in multiple

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business or another related field.
• Must have a minimum of 12 semester hours in core degree course work.
• Individual should be a rising junior (at minimum) when internship begins.
• Must be available for 10-12 weeks during Summer 2027.
• Work related travel may be required, individuals must be able to travel without any restrictions, including internationally.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship now or at any point in the future.

Responsibilities

• Provide aircraft engineering support to line and check aircraft.
• Review, evaluate and resolve next steps on manufacturer bulletins, management requests and regulatory requirements on United Airlines Airbus/Boeing aircraft.
• Prepare cost analysis on projects.
• Investigate and provide decisions for non-conformances resulting from in-service failures or maintenance incidents.
• Data extraction, normalization and analysis, data-based modeling/forecasting.
• Trend valuations across fleet/stations specific to time in check, work package scope, and costs.
• Process optimization and mapping out existing gaps and possible mitigations.
• Create, maintain and implement long term airframe maintenance plans.
• Building, maintaining and modeling aircraft maintenance visit scenarios to minimize cost and increase aircraft utilization.
• Scheduling optimization for aircraft maintenance events.
• Building work packages and coordinating aircraft heavy maintenance visits.

Education

Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business or related field

Job description

United Airlines’ Technical Operations internship offers hands-on experience across data analytics, digital fleet management, strategic and base planning, airframe maintenance strategy, predictive maintenance, engineering, and supply chain. Placements may vary and include options in Houston, TX.

Interns receive paid internships and potential course credit depending on university guidelines. Interns collaborate with TO professionals on real projects, gaining practical experience in multiple