2027 Internship - Quality Assurance Engineer

Textron•Wichita, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship is more than a summer experience — offering mentorship, training, and meaningful, hands-on work that helps you build confidence, develop new skills, and take real steps toward your career goals. As an intern with Textron, you’ll gain hands-on experience while exploring your interests and building new skills. You’ll be supported and challenged to contribute in meaningful ways – working on real projects alongside experienced professionals to prepare for future success. This role will support quality improvements in products and processes and provide guidance in matters relating to regulatory and oversight environments. You will support various production areas across Fabrication, Assembly Aircraft Completions and Delivery, as well as functional areas such as Supply Chain, Engineering, and Customer Service.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field.
Professional and diplomatic demeanor
Strong sense of accountability and integrity
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Time management skills to support multiple concurrent projects
Ability to deal with change and work in a dynamic environment
Proficient in use of standard Microsoft Office programs
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.
Candidates must be able to work onsite for the entirety of the internship program unless approved otherwise by the hiring manager.

Responsibilities

Develop and revise Quality systems and procedures as directed by management to ensure documentation is compliant to current practices.
Conduct Government and FAA requested audits and investigations and report on corrective action steps taken to prevent recurrences when necessary.
Gather and analyze performance data (scrap, rejections, defects, rework) to aid in the development of process improvement projects.
As needed, coordinate across other production and functional areas to ensure maximum quality and efficiencies are achieved.
Conduct process or product based audits in production or functional areas or within the supply base (external suppliers).