**2025 Internship \- Interior Structures** **Description** **JOB SUMMARY:** Analyze and optimize aircraft interior structures and seating systems to meet cabin crashworthiness requirements, will create technical certification documents to comply with regulatory requirements, and are encouraged to have innovative ideas and solutions\. Tasks include work in advance design, new product development, special customer requests, refurbishments, special missions, field issues/customer support, and product improvement projects\. **JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Detailed stress analysis on composite and metal seating systems, interior structures, and fuselage attachments using classical hand analysis and Finite Element Modeling, including advanced dynamic analysis techniques\. + Conduct dynamic and static testing on interior structures and components\. + Coordinate and communicate with Interior Design teams to ensure structurally optimal designs + Review and approve technical design drawings to ensure compliance with engineering specifications and regulations\. + Assist with FAA certification activities; report writing for test plans, test results, analysis reports, and compliance certification reports **Qualifications** **EDUCATION:** + Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree from an ABET accredited institution in: - Aerospace Engineering - Mechanical Engineer - Other related engineering field **EXPERIENCE:** + Self\-starter with good verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to develop good working relations by coordination, communication, and issue resolution with other engineering disciplines\. + Experience in hand stress analysis and finite element modeling\. + Experience using NASTRAN, Femap or a static analysis software\. + Experience in using LS\-Dyna or a dynamic analysis software is preferred\. + Experience with computer based drafting tools \(Catia V6\) is preferred\. + Strong computer skills with MS Office Suite are required\. + Technical report writing skills to prepare test plans, test results, structural analysis substantiations and regulatory compliance reports * Applicants mustbe authorized towork 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\. * Summer internships are40 hoursper week typically from late\-May to early\-August lasting10 weeks\. * Candidates must be able to work onsite for the entirety of the internship program unless approved otherwise by the hiring manager\. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job\. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skillsrequired ofpersonnel so classified\. **EEO Statement** Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of, race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law\. **Recruiting Company:** Textron Aviation **Primary Location:** US-Kansas-Wichita **Job Function:** Engineering **Schedule:** Full-time **Job Level:** Individual Contributor **Job Type:** Internship / Co-Op **Shift:** First Shift **Job Posting:** 09/01/2024, 12:00:00 AM **Job Number:** 324927