Mechanical Engineer Intern - MA&T (Summer 2027)
About The Position
Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX. The Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department is responsible for ensuring structural and thermal design robustness across the Raytheon portfolio of products. From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions utilizing methods ranging from classical fundamental & empirically based techniques to state-of-the-art finite element methods leveraging industry leading commercial tools; all complimented and validated by tests executed in a manner to ensure cost effective yet technically balanced solutions. As an intern in the Analysis and Test Department, you will be working one on one with a senior engineer, tackling structural and thermal analysis tasks that will give you a great hands-on learning experience. You will be responsible for performing the analyses/tests, getting the results peer-reviewed, and documenting the results in a report. You will finish your internship with the satisfaction of knowing you contributed to the success of the Analysis and Test Department, as well as Raytheon in general!
Requirements
- Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical or related (STEM) major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Experience with engineering Finite Element Analysis tools and software
- Experience with ANSYS Workbench, Patran, Nastran and/or Thermal Desktop
- Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Demonstrated experience working effectively with coworkers from various communities, cultures, work experience and conflict resolution styles
- Experience utilizing CAD (Computer Aided Design) tools such as CREO
- Experience with problem solving using data-driven approaches
Responsibilities
- Perform hand calculations and determine requirements for higher order detailed analysis
- Perform detailed structural/thermal analyses to solve challenging problems
- Perform peer reviews of all analysis to validate process and results
- Deliver results to customers
- Generate detailed, archival technical reports
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
