Durability Intern (Summer 2027)(Onsite)

Pratt & Whitney•East Hartford, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney’s Hot Section Engineering (HSE) team is seeking a Durability Intern to support commercial, military, and industrial gas turbine engines. HSE develops engine components—including combustors, turbine rotors and airfoils, heat exchangers, and major structural cases—that operate at elevated temperatures. The intern will gain exposure to heat transfer, fluid flow, and lining technical assessments and analyses used to support engine design, development, validation, production implementation, and management. The intern will contribute to the Durability team’s work on engine safety, reliability, capability, robustness, and affordability. Working with cross-functional teams and experienced engineers, the intern will support analytical and experimental activities involving gas turbine components and help improve component durability and performance. The role is onsite in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Requirements

Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering field and remain actively enrolled through completion of the internship.
Must have completed coursework in Thermodynamics, Aerospace Structures, or Compressible Flow.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
Must be a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
Experience conveying messages through writing and presentations, and within teams.
Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Participate as an integral member of the Durability team, supporting projects focused on engine safety, reliability, capability, robustness, and affordability.
Collaborate with small, cross-functional teams to solve engineering problems.
Assist engineers with heat transfer and fluid flow analyses.
Assist with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and optimization studies for advanced film-cooled gas turbine airfoils.
Support experimental testing activities, including cold-flow and water-flow testing.
Document hardware distress and performance findings from testing.
Assist with analytical model calibration and validation using test results.
Contribute to the development and improvement of gas turbine component durability and performance.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.