2027 Internship - Interiors Engineering (Industrial Design)

Why This Internship

As an intern with Textron, you'll gain hands-on experience while exploring your interests and building new skills. You'll be supported and challenged to contribute in meaningful ways – working on real projects alongside experienced professionals to prepare for future success.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to be immersed in the culture of a leading general aviation manufacturer, home to two iconic brands: Cessna and Beechcraft. In this role, you'll collaborate with and learn from our experienced Industrial Design staff. The open office layout encourages cross-disciplinary teamwork with design, mechanical, and electrical experts driving new product development. From small single-engine aircraft to super-midsized jets, the design projects span a wide range. Your primary focus will be interior development, where you'll integrate technology and human factors to enhance the cabin experience.

Responsibilities

• Fully understand and follow the project design brief and produce requested deliverables on time
• Based on project scope, perform thorough research, ideation, concept generation, and design refinement
• Support Human Factor mockups to inform design development
• Ask questions, challenge the status quo, and bring a high level of enthusiasm and creativity
• Be collaborative. Work through solutions with Engineering, Interior Design, and other technical groups and interns
• Build engaging presentations that communicate your design journey and final solutions
• Take advantage of as many intern events as possible and participate in facility tours at both east and west campuses

Education

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Product Design or other relative design discipline

Qualifications

• Excellent visual communication skills
• Experience with Adobe Suite products, CAD modeling and rendering software
• Professional and diplomatic demeanor
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Time management skills to support multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to deal with change and work in a dynamic environment
• Proficient in use of standard Microsoft Office programs

Schedule

• Summer internships are 40 hours per week typically from late-May to early-August lasting 10 weeks
• Candidates must be able to work onsite for the entirety of the internship program unless approved otherwise by the hiring manager

Benefits

• Paid, full-time 10-week summer internship with a prepaid stipend
• Mentorship, training, and development opportunities
• Real project work and hands-on experience
• Service time credited toward 401(k) vesting upon full-time employment
• Alternative work schedules at select locations