Spring-Summer 2021 Flight Test Engineering Co Op

Textron Inc.
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Posted on: 14 Mar 2021

Arlington, TX

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Job Description

At Bell, thinking above and beyond is what we do best. For more than 80 years, weve been reimagining the experience of flight and where it can take us.

We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were aboard NASAs first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. And today, were defining the future of on demand mobility.

A Day in the Life of a Bell Flight Test Co-op:

Bell is currently seeking talented Electrical, Systems, and Mechanical Engineers for a co-op opportunity at our facilities in Texas, primarily in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. As a Bell Co-Op, you will obtain invaluable hands-on technical experience that will help you build the path between your academic and professional careers. We will help you grow as problem solvers and critical thinkers. An authentic engineering experience will be formed by participating in actual development and legacy vertical lift programs. The Bell Co-op Program is a fundamental part of the Bell Engineering talent pipeline and carries the potential for students to return as full-time employees upon completing their degree.

Spring Engineering Co-Op Program Dates: April 5th, 2021 August 5th, 2021

Working Hours: 10-20 hours/week local students, 40 hours/week non-local students.

Roles and Responsibilities

Engineering co-op students will be assigned relevant work assignments to challenge them according to their current level of experience and capability. Electrical, Systems, and Mechanical Engineering co-op students may find themselves working in the following areas:

* Flight Test (programming for telemetry data acquisition, processing, and analysis of fight test data)

Textron Inc.

Providence, RI

Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. The company’s Textron Aviation segment manufactures and sells business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and commercial parts, as well as provides maintenance, inspection, and repair services. Its Bell segment provides military and commercial helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and related spare parts and services. The company’s Textron Systems segment offers unmanned, marine, and land systems; simulation, training, and other defense and aviation mission support products and systems; airborne and ground-based sensors and surveillance systems, and protection systems; precision guided weapons systems; armored vehicles, turrets, and related subsystems, as well as marine craft; test equipment and electronic warfare test, and training solutions; piston aircraft engines; and intelligence software solutions.

This segment also designs, develops, manufactures, installs, and maintains full flight simulators; and offers logistics support services. Its Industrial segment offers blow-molded plastic fuel systems and fuel systems, including pressurized fuel tanks for hybrid applications, clear-vision systems, catalytic reduction systems, cast iron engine components, and other fuel system components primarily to automobile OEMs, as well as plastic bottles and containers for various uses; golf cars, off-road utility vehicles, recreational side-by-side and all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, light transportation vehicles, aviation ground support equipment, professional turf-maintenance equipment, and turf-care vehicles that are marketed to golf courses and resorts, government agencies and municipalities, consumers, and commercial and industrial users.

The company’s Finance segment provides financing to purchase new and pre-owned aircraft and helicopters. Textron Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.