Intern, Quality Engineering

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Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customer’s toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

At Collins Aerospace, Quality is personal — people’s lives and safety depend on what we do. If you take pride in your work, strive for continuous improvement, and believe in zero-defect performance, you’ll find your place on our Quality team. Together, we ensure every part we deliver meets the highest standards of safety and excellence.

About the Internship

Join the Quality Engineering team at Collins Aerospace, where precision, innovation, and digital transformation meet. As a Quality Engineering Intern, you’ll be part of a team driving continuous improvement, advanced inspection technologies, and digital integration to enhance product quality and operational excellence.

This internship offers hands-on experience in advanced manufacturing technologies, digital quality systems, and Customer Oriented Results & Excellence (CORE) problem-solving methodologies used across Collins Aerospace’s global network.

What You Will Learn

• Understand and apply CORE principles to solve complex quality and process challenges.
• Learn how to reduce measurement variation and improve Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility (GRR) on key inspection equipment.
• Gain exposure to FAI (First Article Inspection) and documentation practices within QMS and JIS standards.
• Build technical skills in Power BI, Python, and digital dashboard development.
• Develop soft skills in communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.

What You Will Work On

• Support advanced technology projects including 5-axis CMM, 3D Opticline, Roll Tester, Gear Inspection, and Vision Systems.
• Assist with QC inspection productivity projects such as time studies and process improvements.
• Enhance the Quality Digital Dashboard and Cockpit Digitalization to promote paperless Tier meetings (QIC, CAB, SRR).
• Migrate existing reports to digital platforms, improving visibility and real-time monitoring.
• Support updates to QMS and JIS documentation and help maintain compliance standards.
• Assist in ongoing SRR & Internal PPM monitoring and dashboard best-practice integration.
• Participate in Quality & Capex Council activities to help reduce non-conformance and product scrap through AOI and AI vision projects.
• Contribute to NPI automation initiatives (autorun programming for CMM and Opticline).
• Complete all mandatory ITC and Ethics (GLP) trainings on schedule.
• Support other ad hoc duties or projects as assigned.

What You Will Gain

• Apply CORE quality and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strengthen technical competencies in metrology, digital inspection, and analytics.
• Gain exposure to advanced measurement technologies and digital transformation in quality.
• Build communication and project coordination skills through stakeholder interaction.

What You Will Need

• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI (Python a plus).
• Passion for quality, digitalization, and continuous improvement in an advanced manufacturing environment.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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