Join the Silver Wings Aerospace Team for Summer 2027 Engineering Internship ( Approx May 2027 - August 2027 )
Silver Wings Aerospace in Homestead/Princeton, FL, a trusted aviation MRO company supporting airlines and operators worldwide. We specialize in repairing aircraft components, including Power Generation, Hydraulic and Fuel Pumps, and Electrical Accessories.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Uses hand measurement tools and to help reverse engineer commercial aircraft parts.
- Creates inspection report to return measurement data to Engineering.
- Fabricates test equipment using industry standards
- Assists in writing engineering reports.
- Read and Interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Working knowledge of common inspection tools such as micrometer, caliper, height gauges, and optical comparator. Understand inspection and measurement processes and procedures. Experience with MS Excel and MS Word.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- 1-3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is also a consideration.
- Associate's degree in drafting or computer aided design preferred;
Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Is frequently required to use hands and fingers to hold parts, measure and inspect.
- Is frequently required to reach for tools, parts, etc.
- Is occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.
- Has clear vision at 20 inches or less.
Skills Required
- Working knowledge of inspection tools such as micrometers, calipers, height gauges, and optical comparators
- Understanding of inspection and measurement processes and procedures
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
- Ability to use hand measurement tools and produce measurement data and inspection reports
- Ability to fabricate test equipment using industry standards
- Ability to write engineering reports and technical documentation
- One to three years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent education and experience
- Associate degree in drafting or computer-aided design
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
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