Engineering Intern Summer 2026

Woodward, Inc.•Deerfield Beach, FL

23h

About The Position

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members, fostering integrity, respect, accountability, humility, and drive, while maintaining high professional and ethical standards. The company aims to attract top talent and provide a rewarding environment where members contribute to designing and delivering energy control solutions for a clean future. Woodward offers an extensive Total Reward package for this internship, with salary determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data. This exciting internship opportunity is available for Mechanical, Operations, Manufacturing, Industrial, Software, or Computer Science majors. The program provides students with exposure to the Aerospace and Energy Industry, offering "real life" business acumen, practical experience, and work in areas related to their academic and career interests. Interns will gain hands-on experience on challenging projects, network with professionals, and learn from industry experts, with the potential for full-time employment upon completion. Woodward is a global leader in energy conversion and control solutions for aerospace and industrial equipment, dedicated to enabling a cleaner, decarbonized world through innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion, and motion control systems. The company cultivates a culture that values every member's contributions, comprising a global team of curious, innovative problem-solvers committed to reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources, and increasing efficiency. Woodward seeks dedicated individuals who desire to learn and grow in a supportive environment that promotes collaboration, innovation, and inclusion.

Requirements

Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Competent skills in problem solving and trouble-shooting.
Competent in the use of PCs, MS Office Programs and other associated software.
Ability to effectively operate in a team environment.
Effective time management skills.
Solid knowledge of the English language with the ability to speak, read and write along with good listening skills.
Must be at least a sophomore in an accredited College or University program and have an acceptable grade point average of 3.0 or above.
All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR and EAR, or possess all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Department and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Nice To Haves

Ability to use mechanical CAD tools is a plus – PTC Creo is preferred.
Experience with Lab View programming is a plus.
Previous internship or other working experience, a plus.

Responsibilities

Support Aerospace Actuation Systems - Hydraulics Engineering team to evaluate new product introduction and sustaining products, processes, analysis, and designs.
Assist with data analysis, report writing, and supporting engineering with any investigation findings.
Engineering project support, including sponsoring engineering changes, data analysis, and root cause and corrective action.
Assembly and test production support, including control and test stand data collection and troubleshooting, disposition and root cause / corrective action for nonconformances, immediate production response support (Andon/IST).
Assist project engineer(s) in the research, development, design, fabrication, and test of electromechanical products for the industrial industry.