2026 Summer Intern : Manufacturing (Program Engineering)

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 has been rated a US Top 100 Internship Program, and this is based on our program focusing on meaningful projects / work, intern professional development, social activities, career shadowing opportunities, mentoring support, and our history of offering interns full time positions. 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.

As a Program Engineering intern, you can expect to :

• Utilize discrete event simulations to validate cycle time, WIP, bottlenecks, throughput, capacity, resource utilization and rate changes of complex production systems
• Analyze and design sequence of operations and workflow to improve efficiencies across product streams
• Conduct studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems
• Develop and provide time standards to the shop floor as well as standard work for operations and processes

Also, should you be selected as a 2026 Spirit AeroSystems Summer Intern, you will have exposure to several activities including :

Qualifications

Requirements :

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.