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Who we are:

At Pratt & Whitney, we believe that powered flight has transformed and will continue to transform the world.  Thats why we work with an explorers heart and a perfectionist’s grit to design, build, and service worlds most advanced aircraft engines.  We do this across a diverse portfolio including Commercial Engines, Military Engines, Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation, and Helicopter Aviation and as a way of turning possibilities into realities for our customers. This is how we at Pratt & Whitney approach our work, and this is why we are inspired to go beyond.

Whether you are currently pursuing a bachelors or a masters degree, we can help you harness your potential, advance your skills and make the impossible a reality. If you are currently enrolled in a Canadian university, now is the moment to start a career path that can drive impact and innovation for generations to come.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Internship dates: May 5th to August 22nd, 2025

Location: Mississauga

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Our expectations:

Structural Systems engineers are responsible for load, deflection and stress analysis and experimental testing of gas turbine engines and sub-systems from the early concept phase through certification and field service.

We have three main sub-disciplines in Structures Systems:

Structural Integration - support concept development of engine architecture, generate full engine system models for load, deflection and stress analysis, generate, document and manage static and dynamic loads, integrate the engine structure with the airframe. Engine Impact Dynamics - utilize LS/Dyna to generate full engine models to predict engine system response to highly dynamic short duration impact events such as turbofan blade off, bird ingestion, hail impact and turboprop/shaft engine system response to stage blade off, shaft shear and overspeed. ECN Stress Analysis - analyse, develop and test hardware designed within the ECN module including engine mounts, composite aerostructures, tubes, support hardware, fairings, accessories, bleed systems and nacelle interfaces.

What your day to day will look like:

- Load, deflection, stress and dynamic analysis using Ansys WB, Nastran, Hypermesh or LS/Dyna

- Engine and rig test planning including instrumentation requirements, test sequence and post test data reduction and evaluation

- LCF and HCF lifing of ECN hardware

- Thermal Analysis, including transient fire attack analysis

- Full engine system level modeling

- Stress analysis of composite aerostructures

- Act as technical focal point in support of engineering work done offshore

What you need to be successful:

Must haves:

• Be eligible to work in Canada
• Be enrolled in a Canadian university throughout your internship
• Be able to work on-site in the province where you are hired if applicable
• Pursuing a degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Assets:

• Expertise in load, stress, and fatigue life analysis for metallic and composite structures
• Knowledge of gas turbine static and rotating structure
• Strong practical mechanical aptitude
• Unselfish team-player
• Ability with programming using python to automate pre and post-processing of large amounts of data

Work Environment

What my role type is:  Onsite only

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