2026 Internship - Customer Support Sales (Sales Engineer)

Textron•Wichita, KS

54d•Onsite

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY : To provide support to the field sales organization in the preparation of technical proposals and presentations. Researches competitive data for use in sales presentations and keeps division management informed of changes in our competition that may affect marketing and advertising strategies

Requirements

Pursuing Bachelor's Degree in aviation or related field
Excellent analytical and math skillsExperience working directly with customers and senior managementVery good communication skills, both written and verbalExcellent understanding and use of the Microsoft Office suite programs $Word, Excel, Access$
High comfort level with learning and understanding new software programsA command of basic financial principlesAbility to manage time and work output while completing multiple projects/work assignments
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.
Candidates must be able to work onsite for the entirety of the internship program unless approved otherwise by the hiring manager.

Responsibilities

Maintain a complete knowledge of competitive aircraft and their performance data. Requires the maintaining of competitive product information files and flight manuals
Translate performance data of various models into customer benefits and presents the aircraft to best advantage in development of various sales aids
Research competition to keep abreast of changes that affect our competitive posture
Performs data analysis and comparisons with a variety of competitive aircraft for field sales personnel
Accompany sales personnel on selected sales presentations, customer demonstration flights and other customer facing activities by providing as requested technical support and product comparisons for the prospective customer
Prepare meaningful reports for dissemination to the sales organization and management on new developments among competition and makes recommendations on methods to offset improvements through changes in propeller marketing strategy
Recommend and suggests potential areas of improvements in aircraft performance required to meet competition and increase sales
Provide technical performance data as required to use in advertising programs, brochures, and all sales aids
Translate all necessary technical data to the needs and requirements of the marketing support function
Provide sales support at trade shows and conventions as required
Keep current on customer attitudes through feedback from the sales force and tailor the sales engineering data for maximum effectiveness
Prepare aircraft ownership financial analysis studies for the owner and non\-owner market providing annual cash flow analysis based on customer supplied data relating to a new aircraft purchase to provide customized cash flow projections for the retail salesperson
Attend s sales engineering related meetings and shows to gather competitive information and knowledge