Textron Aviation

Manufacturing Engineer Intern

May - August 2022 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

Great people, good environment Decent workload Supportive company

What I wish was different

More structure

Advice

Talk to people

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

May - August 2022 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

There were lots of good intern events and opportunities to see other parts of the large company. As a Mechanical Engineering major there are 30+ full time positions each in different places in different responsibilities I would be qualified for, learning about those other jobs is important. I also got to fly a plane!

What I wish was different

Many of the intern events were in the middle of the day, this interrupted my ability to fulfil my responsibilities. I was tasked with conducting time studies, documenting the work methodology, and coming up with ideas to improve certain stages of the production line. The line runs 4am-2pm when on overtime (it was running overtime when I was there). I was not required to be there at 4am but chose to in order to do my job better and get more daylight in afternoons and Fridays off. Continuous data is far more valuable than piecemeal so having a 1pm meeting really threw a wrench in my plans. My boss contacted the intern program coordinator to excuse me from the events so I only had to go to the ones I was genuinely interested in attending, but it was a bummer there was such an opportunity cost.

Advice

Talk to people! Not in the sense of chit-chat but in the sense of collaboration to make each other's jobs easier. My job was to document the production line and find ways to improve. Mechanics building the plane know what parts of their job seem inefficient or inconvenient. Floor support ME's know all of the technical terminology in the instructions and what problems there usually are on the line. Quality Engineering knows the source of and frequency of the most costly mistakes... As engineering interns we are in a professional position to talk to all of these people and aren't expected to be too terribly smart so can ask dumb questions. This allowed me to combine and prioritize the ideas of all of these stakeholders and do some work that created a lot of value for the company and that made me useful to everybody I was in contact with.

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Pneumatic Systems Engineering Intern

May - August 2021 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

Worked with great people Great internship program Great company

What I wish was different

I wish I had done a little more in my own internship, however my friends say they had meaningful work and assignments

Advice

Textron is an excellent company to work for!

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Interior Design Intern

May - August 2021 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

Being able to design for luxury aviation (private jets) rather than what I am used to learning in school which is designing for commercial and residential spaces. I was able to learn how to fly a small plane, meet with high-end clientele purchasing these aircrafts, and designing my own custom Longitude to my specifications.

What I wish was different

Using more interior design related software such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Revit, etc..

Advice

Take in as much as you can and be open to exploring new avenues.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

August 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I enjoyed the ability to work on multiple projects in different functional areas, which helped increase my overall knowledge of the business and help me learn what I do and do not like in terms of a job and responsibilities.

What I wish was different

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Communications Intern

September - December 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

Nice pay and benefits

What I wish was different

Not so far away

Advice

Being far away is hard!

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IT Developer Intern

June - August 2020 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I liked that the company did its best to keep the internship going despite issues with covid. Everyone I met seemed to really enjoy working there and they were all good people.

What I wish was different

I wish the internship would have lasted longer so I could interact with the team more. Covid cut the internship length in half and I was only able to talk to a portion of my team in person because most were working remotely.

Advice

Try to network and make friends with everyone.

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Aerospace Engineering Intern

July - August 2020 • Mesa, AZ

What I liked

Great people and company!

What I wish was different

COVID made everything complicated.

Advice

Just be a hard worker!

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Supply Chain Intern

May - August 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

The company told me from day one that it was my internship and to take ownership of the entire experience. I had the chance to work on meaningful projects that would truly haveb.can impact on the company. All of my peers were helpful to me as an intern. There were many opportunities to tour different facilities, shadow other roles and attend company networking events. At the end of the summer, all interns present their projects to the management team.

What I wish was different

I wish there were co-op positions available. Most of the roles are summer internships.

Advice

Take the chance to network within the company and shadow other roles. Be ready to work. Textron will challenge you. Even if you fail, learn from it. They want to see how you handle pressure and ambiguity.

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Mechanical Systems Intern

May - August 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I liked how friendly and welcoming my co-workers were, as well as the the work I was given to do as I felt as though I was contributing to the company with real work.

What I wish was different

I wish that I would've been able to see more of their facilities since Textron Aviation has several campuses in Wichita, KS and I primarily worked only at one of them.

Advice

Don't be afraid lot's of questions since everyone around you wants to succeed!

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Human Resources Intern

May 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I had the opportunity to work alongside professionals and gain real world experience. My input was valued and I was encouraged throughout my internship. I had many opportunities to try something new and this helped me grow tremendously.

What I wish was different

Everything was great!

Advice

Be open to trying new things! Textron Aviation is a great company that will help you grow in areas you may not have considered previously.

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Communications Intern

September 2018 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

My supervisor and the guidance.

What I wish was different

More time to accept my full time offer.

Advice

Work hard and always say yes!

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Human Resources Intern

September - December 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

Diverse tasks and good pay

What I wish was different

Wish I could have continued, but Aviation is a very up and down industry

Advice

Give it your all

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Facilities and Maintanance Intern

May - August 2019 • Independence, KS

What I liked

Great People.

What I wish was different

Better Projects and Location

Advice

Get to know as many people as you can while you intern.

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Customer Account Manager

May 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I loved the culture of Textron. Everyone at Textron was very welcoming and eager to help. They also gave us meaningful work that was challenging.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time at my position to really make an impact with my team.

Advice

My one piece of advice would be to attend all of the intern activities and work hard to build new relationships.

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Employee Relations Intern

May 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I was immediately treated as a valuable contributor to the company by being assigned tasks that were important to the daily operation of the human resources department.

What I wish was different

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General Accountant

May 2019 • Wichita, KS

What I liked

I love that everyday I'm learning something new and meeting new people. There are tons of opportunities to develop and expand your skill set and get involved.