Position: Engineering Design Intern (Summer 2027)
Location: Valencia, California
Major: Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering Technology (Junior or Senior is preferred)
Academic Schedule: May – August 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week, 12 week internship)
ITT Aerospace Controls offers a best-in-class internship experience designed to immerse students in the aerospace industry. As a Manufacturing & Test Engineer Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and real-world projects that contribute to the innovation of fluid motion control and environmental control system solutions used in aerospace applications.
Interns work closely with experienced engineers and industry experts, gaining valuable insights into engineering processes, product development, and problem-solving strategies. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and mentorship from leading professionals, this internship is an ideal launchpad for students passionate about making an impact in the aerospace and defense market.
This position will involve research, design, analysis, testing, and documentation for products such as composites, metals, elastomerics, electric heaters, acoustics, and aerodynamics.
Preferred Qualifications:• Experience with SolidWorks and/or Catia v5/v6• Experience with FEA software, such as ANSYS or NASTRAN• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink• Design experience• Testing experience• Specific experience in the aerospace industry and knowledge of the processes employed is a plus
We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.
$28.00-$33.00
At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion.
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