Internship - Interiors Engineering; Industrial Design

2027 Internship - Interiors Engineering (Industrial Design)

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 is an opportunity to be immersed in the culture of a leading general aviation manufacturer, home to two iconic brands:
Cessna and Beechcraft. In this role, you'll collaborate with and learn from our experienced Industrial Design staff. The open office layout encourages cross-disciplinary teamwork with design, mechanical, and electrical experts driving new product development. From small single-engine aircraft to super-midsized jets, the design projects span a wide range. Your primary focus will be interior development, where you'll integrate technology and human factors to enhance the cabin experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• At a minimum, fully understand and follow the project design brief and produce requested deliverables on time.
• Based on project scope, perform thorough research, ideation, concept generation, and design refinement.
• Support Human Factor mockups to inform design development.
• Ask questions, challenge the status quo, and bring a high level of enthusiasm and creativity.
• Be collaborative. Work through solutions with Engineering, Interior Design, and other technical groups and interns.
• Build engaging presentations that communicate your design journey and final solutions.
• There is much to learn in this 10-week experience – take advantage of as many intern events as possible and participate in facility tours at both east and west campuses.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Product Design or other relative design discipline.
• Excellent visual communication skills.
• Experience with Adobe Suite products, CAD modeling and rendering software.
• 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.

Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S. export control laws. If a position requires access to information controlled under U.S. regulations applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information.

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. Our benefits include:

• Paid, full-time 10-week summer internship with a prepaid stipend.
• Mentorship, training, and development opportunities.
• Real project work and hands-on experience.
• Service time credited toward 401(k) vesting upon full-time employment.
• Alternative work schedules at select locations.

Textron is a global Fortune 500 company with a diverse portfolio of industry leading brands, including Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. We foster a culture where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and innovation drives real-world solutions. Join Textron and build a career where your work makes an impact, your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.