Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)(On-Site)

Date Posted:

2025-09-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HVT01: S&IS (FUS) - Vergennes 100 Panton Rd, Vergennes, VT, 05491 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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 position is for a Mechanical Engineering Intern. The candidate will work within a Technology Development team providing support for day-to-day production issues as well as longer term materials design problems. The production support is a hands-on, energetic environment.  The scope of potential tasks includes materials selection/replacement, sensor design, failure analysis, research, and process review. These tasks support a variety of aerospace products built on-site, ranging from fuel sensing systems, electronic braking systems, actuation/controller systems, and HUMS. This position requires excellent organization, leadership, communication, and engineering design skills.

What You Will Do:

• Support initiatives to identify and develop new or improved materials, processes, fabrication, and assembly techniques for new product design and manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and implement design improvements.
• Collaborate with internal customers to define production issues.
• Utilize failure analysis equipment (optical microscope, XRF, SEM, X-ray) to determine root cause.
• Analyze material composition and recommend alternates or other action.
• Work with technical leads to understand customer and contractual requirements and supplier quality to implement solutions aligning with industry standards and practices.
• Review product against drawing specifications and determine if components meet requirements.
• Ability to organize tasks and be a self-starter.
• Ability to work productively within a team environment.
• Ability to maintain responsibility and accountability for tasks/projects.

What You Will Learn:

• Learn about applied research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines and optical sensing technologies
• Learn test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess operating condition effects. Produce parts, designs, or sketches for machines, components, systems or work orders / purchase requests
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Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.  
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Pursuing Bachelor’s (or advanced) degree in Materials Science and Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Previous experience and knowledge in Materials and Process engineering or research topics in Materials Science, especially related to material failure modes for non-ferrous metals, composites, and polymers commonly used in the aerospace industry.
• Previous experience in writing technical reports.

Learn More and Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex