2027 Quality Engineer Intern

About the Role

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. Textron is a global Fortune 500 company with a diverse portfolio of industry leading brands, including Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. We foster a culture where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and innovation drives real-world solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build plans, production tooling, and manufacturing processes for components and assemblies
• Redesign tooling to improve operators' work environments
• Analyze layouts and production processes to improve facility layouts for product flow
• Creating reference documents and standardized work for new or improved processes
• Analyze quality concerns, make recommendations for improvement, and implement ideas
• Exploring new equipment and software that can reduce scrap and downtime and recommend changes to production flow to implement recommendations
• Monitor, communicate and improve key supply chain KPI's including PPM, line disruptions and days to close non-conforming material tickets (NCMT)
• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation
• Evaluate production processes to increase productivity and investigate methods to enhance the product
• Coordinate material and tooling availability with appropriate stakeholders

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related field required
• Software Knowledge: Microsoft Office applications, CAD
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong mechanical aptitude and drive to complete tasks and assignments

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