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Spirit AeroSystems

2025 Summer Intern: Defense Industrial Engineer

Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67232


Overview

Flight begins at Spirit AeroSystems, where our products are taking off somewhere around the world every minute of every day. We design and build large structural parts for the world’s premier commercial aircraft (think Boeing and Airbus), as well as top Defense and other cutting-edge programs.

Spirit AeroSystems is a global company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas with a diverse work force spread across three continents. Our Summer Internship Program is a US Top 100 Internship Program, and this is based on our program having a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, intern professional development, social activities, career shadowing opportunities, mentoring support, and the conversion of our interns to full time employees. At Spirit AeroSystems we are focused on inventing, designing, and building what’s best in aerospace and we welcome you to consider joining us in this endeavor!

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Flight begins with you at Spirit AeroSystems, a place where you can explore your interests and grow your career by working on impactful projects. A Defense Industrial Engineering intern can expect to:

Facilities Planning

Facility layouts and layout requirements

Work Systems

Time Studies and Flow Analysis

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Evaluations

Production Systems

Production System Evaluation and Simulation

Process Improvement

Lean | Six-Sigma | Theory of Constraints

Standard Operating Procedures

Design for Manufacturing/Assembly/Automation

Also, should you be selected as a 2025 Spirit AeroSystems Summer Intern, you will have exposure to several activities including:

Multiple Manufacturing Plant Tours

Professional development workshops

Project Expo (An opportunity to present an intern project for Executive Leaders)

Social/Networking Events

Qualifications

Requirements:

You must be a US Person (US Citizen or US Permanent Resident)

You must be enrolled full time in a university degree program aligned to the area of internship.

You must be a current sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student in good academic standing.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.