Environmental, Health & Safety Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
This 8–12 week summer internship is with the Andover Environmental, Health & Safety team, which provides services and solutions to safeguard people and protect the environment. The intern will expand their knowledge of environmental, health, and safety work and gain exposure to leadership through intern-program activities, meetings with senior leaders, and an individual mentorship program. Rising junior interns may be considered for a returning internship or part-time work while continuing their studies. The intern will support site environmental compliance and sustainability programs, including work connected to RTX’s 2030 goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% and water use by 15%. Projects include coordinating an energy-conservation campaign, assessing site water metering, and identifying ways to reduce the use of toxic chemicals. Additional environmental compliance and sustainability tasks may be assigned based on available time and the intern’s interests. The position is onsite in Andover, Massachusetts.
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree in Environmental Engineering and Health Science or a related major, to be obtained by the internship start date.
- Must have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship/co-op session.
- Experience or education in environmental compliance and sustainability.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- 3.0 cumulative GPA desired.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with quantitative and qualitative data.
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate with peers and internal customers.
- Ability to learn new processes quickly and effectively multitask.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate a “Shut-it-Off” campaign to promote energy conservation across the site.
- Estimate energy savings using SIO calculators, site-specific energy pricing, and electricity usage.
- Identify non-programmable equipment and implement the SIO process for it through communications and signage.
- Review site water usage and current metering; identify water-intensive processes without sufficient metering and propose locations for additional meters.
- Review the site’s toxics use reporting and reduction plan.
- Meet with stakeholders and research opportunities to reduce toxic chemical use through substitution, engineering controls, operation and maintenance improvements, process modernization, or other methods.
- Complete additional environmental compliance and sustainability tasks or projects as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and applicable factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
