Intern - Heavy Maintenance Contract Strategy (Summer 2026)

United Airlines•Chicago, IL

About The Position

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our internships are paid, and course credit hours may be considered depending on university’s guidelines. Internships include a competitive benefits package sought at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From mentorship opportunities to benefits like medical insurance and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind internship experience. Are you ready to travel the world? At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Requirements

Must be pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business or another related field
Must have a minimum of 12 semester hours in core degree course work
Individual should be a rising junior (at minimum) when internship begins
Must be available for 10-12 weeks during Summer 2026
Work related travel may be required, individuals must be able to travel without any restrictions, including internationally
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship now or at any point in the future

Responsibilities

Provide aircraft engineering support to line and check aircraft
Review, evaluate and resolve next steps on manufacturer bulletins, management requests and regulatory requirements on United Airlines Airbus/Boeing aircraft
Prepare cost analysis on projects
Investigate and provide decisions for non-conformances resulting from in-service failures or maintenance incidents
Data extraction, normalization and analysis, data-based modeling/forecasting
Trend valuations across fleet/stations specific to time in check, work package scope, and costs
Process optimization and mapping out existing gaps and possible mitigations
Create, maintain and implement long term airframe maintenance plans
Building, maintaining and modeling aircraft maintenance visit scenarios to minimize cost and increase aircraft utilization
Scheduling optimization for aircraft maintenance events
Building work packages and coordinating aircraft heavy maintenance visits