Intern: Summer 2026 - Commercial Engines Production Chief (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 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 certain necessary systems.

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.

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building, and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country, or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

What You Will Do:

The Commercial Engine (CE) Production Chief Organization (PCO) is looking for interns for the 2026 summer. This internship opportunity will give you a chance to learn about our CE programs, products and customers while supporting the evolution of our processes to deliver world class products in the commercial aerospace markets. The CE PCO organization focuses on being the voice of our customer within Pratt & Whitney’s Operations organization, while also being the voice of Operations to our CE customers. Our organization has 6 key processes that support our domain:

• Customer Advocacy
• Customer Relationship Management
• Risk Identification
• Risk Mitigation
• Industrial Planning
• Product Cost Management

 

This internship will give you an opportunity to support us in one or more of these key processes.

 

Responsibilities include:

• Playing a key role in the achievement of program milestones through alignment of Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain organizational plans and initiatives to Program and Customer priorities and commitments.
• Support communications, cross-functional alignment, Industrial risk identification, and risk mitigation efforts for CE programs.
• Support continuous improvement activities to improve key processes.
• Support operational decisions by gathering and analyzing data.
• Assist in the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects while providing support to project managers and team members as needed.
• Utilize various software tools and systems to support operations such as: SAP, Power BI, Excel, and other data analysis tools.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of databases and dashboards
• Assist in coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting meeting minutes
• Other tasks as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a degree program in Operations, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Passion to learn and challenge status quo
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, exercising creativity to develop and implement practical solutions.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Minimum GPA of 3.0  

Learn More & Apply Now!

This position is classified as onsite. Please ensure this role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential