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At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you'll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us. Launch your career with Boeing, celebrated by WayUp as a Top 100 Internship Program in the US for 2025! We are seeking motivated, enthusiastic, and innovative students to join our 2026 intern program. As an intern at Boeing, you'll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things. Over the course of our 10-12 week internship experience you will have the opportunity to:
Work directly with a mentor in your field of study while finding solutions to real world problems
Experience our products up close by touring our state-of-the-art manufacturing and research facilities
Interact directly with our company leaders to discuss strategy and the future of Boeing
Build a lasting professional network through social events and engaging activities
Gain the skills and knowledge to become a future leader in the aerospace industry Join our exclusive Graduate Researcher Program (GRP) in Boeing Technology Innovation (BTI) during the Summer of 2026 and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.
BTI is Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enable the future of aerospace. We are engineers, skilled scientists, thinkers, bold innovators and dreamers.
What is Graduate Researcher Program? The GRP (Graduate Researcher Program) is a unique 10-12 week internship program designed specifically for students pursuing their PhD. GRP is a hybrid experience of real-world industry work experience combined with development programming that exposes students to Boeing, its products, services and its people.
GRP focuses on deeply connecting students to their team and Boeing through work experience across multiple summers with the goal of ultimately offering a full-time position at the conclusion of academic studies if a mutual fit is achieved.
How GRP Works : GRP host teams post opportunities aligned with Boeing needs in hopes of matching to top PhD talent.
Upon application and selection, successful applicants receive an offer to spend the following summer with the host team. The program aims to provide interns with a valuable opportunity to gain deeper experience at Boeing with their host team, while applying academic skills and expertise to help solve real-world industry challenges and opportunities. In addition to industry work exposure, students will attend GRP programming to further broaden their experience and knowledge of Boeing.
GRP programming includes:
mentorship in your field of study, weekly _Featured Speaker Talks_, a week-long in-person _GRP Summit_, participation in an _Innovation Challenge_, and other opportunities to interact and build a professional network with other GRP students, Boeing team members, and leadership. Please note:
The work you do at Boeing can be related to your area of study, but _cannot_ contribute or be used in your PhD thesis.
Who we are looking for : We are seeking students who will have completed their first year of study in their PhD program by July 2026 and are passionate about the aerospace industry and Boeing. GRP students excel at quickly adapting to their roles, analyzing complex problems, and developing innovative solutions. They thrive in collaborative team environments and possess excellent communication skills. Above all, they are driven to contribute to the success of their team, fellow GRP students, and Boeing. 2026 GRP Position : We are Boeing Technology Innovation: Boeing's global research and development team developing and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators. Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future! #TheFutureIsBuiltHere #ChangeTheWorld The position is with the Composite Materials & Structures group. The group develops, integrates, and transitions advanced structural architectures and design concepts. We also advance the state of the art in methods and tools for structural analysis. We work across Boeing's product life-cycle and develop technologies for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, rotorcraft, space vehicles, UAVs, and advanced vehicle prototypes. This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. This position requires the ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Job Related Information / Qualifications:
Completed the first year of PhD studies by July 2026
Pursuing a P