2027 Intern - Aerospace Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air) - Hunt Valley, MD

Why This Internship
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.
Who We Are
Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming Engines and ATAC. These segments offer specialized products and services that fall into several capability areas: Air; Land; Sea; Propulsion; Weapon Systems; Electronic Systems; and Test, Training & Simulation. We tap into these capabilities to deliver exceptional solutions, including product development and manufacturing, training, operations and support.
All efforts are backed by the strength of our parent company - Textron Inc. - which includes prominent brands such as Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft. Drawing from our diverse teams of experts and harnessing the unlimited power of teamwork, we put tomorrow's technology in the world's hands today.
Learn more about our products and history at TextronSystems.com.
About This Role
In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Providing engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter.

• Participating in development of new products across all phases of the hardware design lifecycle from concept development to test and evaluation.

• Supporting hands-on ground and flight test events through test planning, test execution, and data reduction in a dynamic environment.

• Working with multidisciplinary systems and accomplishing tasks that cover a wide range of design activities on unmanned air vehicles.

• Conducting in-depth performance, stability and control, and aerodynamic analysis.

• Use, update, and write aircraft performance simulation and predictive tools.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering or related field .

• Experience in using, updating, and writing code in MATLAB or related software language.

• Understanding and willingness to apply Aerospace Engineering principles, theories, and concepts.

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

• Effective written and oral presentation skills.

• This position requires an individual to be a U.S citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance

Why You'll Love Interning at Textron
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

About Textron
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.