Summer 2027 Aeronautical Engineering Intern

Overview

At Lockheed Martin, we keep people safe and tackle some of the world's most complex challenges. Our people are among the best minds in the industry, and they make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. We offer career opportunities built to support development and agility, along with flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits so employees can live a healthy, fulfilling life on and off the job. This is a place for engineers, scientists, and problem-solvers who want to engage deeply, think critically, and build with purpose.

Interns perform assignments in technical and engineering organizations (such as Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, Facilities Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering) during vacations and short-term breaks from college while enrolled in an accredited degree program.

Role Details

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a Summer 2027 Aeronautical Engineering Intern to support the Air Mobility and Maritime Missions (AMMM) Vehicle Systems - Utilities team. You will help with production, sustainment, and development work on mechanical and environmental control systems for C-130 and C-5 aircraft. The scope includes systems such as flight controls, landing gear, fuel, hydraulics, secondary power, engine bleed air, and cabin pressurization.

Duties may include drawing release, data review, production and flight line troubleshooting, and investigating customer questions and problems.

Desired Skills

• Strong interest in the defense industry and national security
• Adaptability and willingness to stretch technically and learn new things
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment
• Highly motivated, able to learn continuously and identify multiple paths to reach team goals
• Ability to work well individually and with team members across multiple organizations
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop clear technical presentations for customers and suppliers
• Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Benefits

Benefits offered include medical, dental, vision, flexible work arrangements and schedules (such as 4x10), 401(k) match, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, EAP, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year based on performance metrics.

For Washington state applicants only: non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of PTO and receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of vacation per month, up to 52 hours of sick leave annually, and at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.