Bearings & Seals Intern; Summer ; Onsite
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Engineering Design & Technologists
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.
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ENG ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG ENG
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
- Activities will involve design and analyses of carbon seals, rolling element bearings including validation and project related activity for commercial and military P&W gas turbine engines.
- As a Bearings & Seals Intern at Pratt & Whitney, you will Conduct failure mode investigation and analysis using P&W root cause and corrective action methods and tools.
- Provide field support with customers and suppliers involving new designs, rig testing, and investigations.
- Routine supplier, customer, and P&W discipline interaction to perform and manage design, analysis, validation, and production of new and legacy bearing and seal related components.
- Continuous improvement of engineering standard work including development of tools to support new technologies and advance analytical substantiation.
- Routine presentation of design and analytical results to the customer and executive management.
- Regular involvement and contributions to other P&W process improvement efforts.
- Must be willing to relocate to Connecticut to support East Hartford and Middletown facilities.
- Engineering interns at Pratt & Whitney work on challenging, meaningful, and impactful projects across our business.
- Our intern program seeks to help you develop an understanding of the aerospace industry and learn about our company and its operations.
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree or Advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Systems Engineering or related Science, Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship session.
- Experience with CAD software.
- Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
- Project related skills such as task/schedule management recommended.
- Experience in mechanical design or analysis.
- Experience with NX or other CAD software preferred.
- Additional usage of tools including MATLAB, Python, or ANSYS are also preferred.
- Prior RTX internship, co‑op, or work experience.
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world.
At RTX we value:
Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Relocation Eligibility.
The salary range for this role is 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
- 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
Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.
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