Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation - Graduate Researcher Program – Autonomy Engineering Intern
Company:
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 Engineering & Technology Innovation (E&TI) during the Summer of 2026 and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world. E&TI 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:
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The position is with the AI & Autonomy (AIA) group within E&TI. The AIA group is looking for a top-notch Autonomy Engineering Intern to assist in the development of common capabilities across Commercial and Military programs. This organization was stood up in June 2023, to address the growing need for autonomous capabilities across the Enterprise. AIA seeks to develop and deliver common capabilities – autonomy development infrastructure, autonomous capabilities, and component functions for autonomy, to a range of programs, including Wisk, MQ-25, MQ-28, Tanker, Chinook, BCA Future Product Study, XLUUV, Scan Eagle, etc. AIA will work closely with the Business Units (BUs), who are doing product, and platform-specific development. Some initial ‘common capabilities priorities’ we have identified include Detect and Avoid, Contingency Management, Mission Plan Validation, and Collaborative Autonomy, and we are actively launching and executing projects in this area, working closely with BU programs like Wisk, MQ-25, MQ-28, and commercial airplanes.
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.
Job Related Information / Qualifications:
- Completed the first year of PhD studies by July 2026
- Pursuing a PhD in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar related field.
- Enrolled student attending a college or university with an expected graduation date on or after August 2026
- Ability to work full-time for 10-12 weeks during Summer 2026
Preferred Qualifications:
- You are eager to work in a fast past cutting edge engineering environment with a strong desire to work in the Autonomy domain. Your school curriculum is an important basis for the activities associated with this position.
- You have a strong technical background, with a desire to apply this to the development of new and complex systems and components. You also have strong interpersonal skills to work with subject matter experts as well as peers on the team to create deliverables.
- Desirable Skills/Knowledge include: Programming in Python/C++, autonomy algorithm development (in the areas of Perception, State Estimation/Localization, Planning & Decision Making, and Control), Docker, Machine Learning, Model Based Systems Engineering / SysML / Cameo, Matlab / Simulink, and Verification & Validation of autonomous systems.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Shift:
This role is primarily first shift; however, there may be additional shift requirements to support program objectives.
Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Union Representation Statement:
This is a union-represented position.
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range: $89,000
Language Requirements:
Not Applicable
Education:
Not Applicable
Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Export Control Requirement:
Safety Sensitive:
Security Clearance:
This position does not require a Security Clearance.
Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
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