Crane A&E's Internship Program
Crane A&E's Internship Program
Launch your career with a trusted innovator. Crane Aerospace & Electronics' highly rated intern and co-op programs provide college students invaluable opportunities to gain hands-on experience and mentorship from experienced and respected professionals.
With open roles ranging from engineering to human resources, our internships allow you to jump right into our daily operations and make a measurable impact. And you’re not just contributing to the business – you’re gaining real-world skills and expertise.
Many Crane A&E interns join our company after graduation. Whatever your future holds, you’ll be prepared with an internship at Crane.
Here's What Our Interns Say
Q: Can you share a bit about your background and what led you to pursue an internship at Crane?
Reece: I am majoring in manufacturing and supply chain management at Western Washington University. In terms of job experience in the past, I've only worked in gyms. I started off at a CrossFit gym and then went into my university’s gym.
I had heard that Crane was a really good company to intern for aerospace from my advisor. I didn’t know too much about the company, but it kind of intrigued me. When I attended Western’s career fair, I saw Crane’s table and talked to the recruiters, and that led me to getting an internship here.
Q: How would you describe the company culture and the support you’ve received from your team?
Reece: Everyone is very, very helpful. Everyone's wanting to help out. The continuous improvement really does show.
This internship definitely threw me in the bullpen of how to act professionally and the support from my team has been really great.
Q: What advice would you give to someone considering an internship at Crane?
Reece: Do it. I came into this internship with not a ton of knowledge on supply chain or aerospace, but I was super open-minded. I would say just do it and ask as many questions as possible.
Q: What is your role as an intern, and which team are you on?
Heather: I’m part of the Environmental Health and Safety team, where my main project involves managing safety data sheets for all the chemicals used on-site. My job is to ensure we have updated safety data sheets and that every chemical is properly documented. This is part of our transition to an online system that will automatically update these sheets when needed. Besides that, I help with incident investigations, trainings, and various other tasks alongside the team.
Q: What has been your favorite part of the internship so far?
Heather: I really enjoy incident investigations. I know it might sound a bit odd, but I find it fascinating to dig into what happened and figure out how to prevent it in the future.
Q: How has this internship helped you grow professionally and personally?
Heather: Professionally, it’s been eye-opening to see the private sector side of safety and health, especially since I interned on the public side last year. It’s fascinating to navigate the balance between ensuring employee safety and protecting the company’s interests. Personally, it’s been a great experience in understanding the complexities of this industry and the challenges companies face.
Q: What is your role as an intern, and which team are you working with?
Makayla: I’m working with the Learning and Development team, which is relatively new. My role involves a variety of training-related projects. For instance, I'm automating the process for creating new Convergence training programs, which makes it easier to handle and fulfill new requests. I’m also working on creating digital work instructions for high-demand parts that we build here at Crane.
Q: What has been your favorite project or task during your internship?
Makayla: My favorite task has been working closely with the Assemblers and learning how they build the parts. I’ve enjoyed learning to understand engineering drawings and printed circuit boards (PCBs). As someone who didn’t major in engineering, this hands-on experience has been really exciting.
Q: How would you describe the company culture and the support you've received from your team?
Makayla: The company culture at Crane is amazing. Everyone is incredibly kind, always smiling and saying hi. They’re also very supportive, whether it's answering my questions or helping me with something as small as reviewing an email before I send it out. If someone doesn’t know the answer to a question, they always connect me with someone who does.
Q: Can you share a bit about your background and what led you to pursue an internship here?
Cole: I was a computer science major. I was drawn to Crane because they had a machine learning and data science role that seemed open-ended and aligned with my interests, so I took that role last year. I also wanted to build on my machine learning experience, so this year, I joined Crane as a data engineering intern.
Q: How did your internships help you grow professionally and personally?
Cole: The internships at Crane helped me grow significantly. I developed technical skills but also improved in areas like presenting and communicating with people who have different expertise. This experience has been valuable in both professional and personal development.
Q: How do you feel this experience will shape your future career plans?
Cole: The internship has been instrumental in shaping my career. I’m now a full-time employee at Crane, doing the same work I did as an intern. This experience prepared me well for a full-time role because I was given impactful work to do even as an intern.
Career Path Options
Crane Aerospace & Electronics offers internships that suit a wide variety of majors. Whatever your interests are, you’ll learn new skills and sharpen existing ones. Available positions include:
Engineering
- Electrical
- Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Mechanical
- Quality
- Systems
Business and Operations
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing / Communications
- Supply Chain Management
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be enrolled in a recognized bachelor’s degree or graduate degree program
- Strong academic credentials – overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Authorized to work full-time in the United States
- Specific internship positions or site locations may have additional criteria
Campus Recruiting
During the school year, you can find Crane representatives at universities across the United States. We enjoy getting to know the next generation of innovators and talking with students face-to-face about the possibilities at Crane.
- Arizona State University
- Auburn University
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- California State University -Northridge
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Seattle University
- University of Akron
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado - Boulder
- University of Toledo
- University of Washington
- Western Washington University