Additive Manufacturing & Process Engineering Intern

About the role

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a driven, process-minded Digital Transformation & Engineering Operations Intern in Singapore. The intern supports site maturity and digital evolution initiatives by digitizing operational workflows, assisting in metallurgical laboratory characterization and maintaining shop-floor operational excellence using the CORE methodology. The position is onsite.

Key responsibilities

• Support Installation Qualification (IQ) and material development builds for IN718 and Ti64 additive manufacturing processes, including post-processing execution.
• Take part in second-source supplier qualifications for metal powders, tracking sampling, chemical analysis and test data across the evaluation lifecycle.
• Assist in evaluating, designing and testing additive manufacturing builds for thermal spray masking applications.
• Coordinate with external vendors and internal compliance teams on licensing, site maturity improvement and 3P layout execution.
• Collaborate on business simulation exercises, advanced metallurgical characterization and AS9100 audit preparation.
• Convert manual shop-floor paper forms, inspection records and operational reports into digital workflows and assist with machine connectivity.
• Help metallurgical laboratory engineers with material characterization, sample preparation, mechanical and microstructural testing and data recording.
• Use the CORE methodology to support continuous improvement of SOPs and operational efficiency.
• Liaise with equipment suppliers to schedule and track preventive maintenance for engineering and manufacturing machinery.
• Collect spatial and layout data for 3P facility planning and maintain basic AS9100 quality files.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing a degree in Materials Science, Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Strong analytical problem-solving mindset and high accountability when handling high-value alloys.

Preferred skills

• Foundational understanding of metallurgy, material characterization or metal AM principles.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, NX or Creo for tooling or masking.
• Understanding of experimental data tracking, basic statistical analysis and AS9100/ISO 9001 quality concepts.