Aviation Career Exploration Intern | Houston, TX
Intern Title: Aviation Career Exploration Intern Semester: Summer 2026 (May-August) Address: 11551 Aerospace Drive, Houston, TX 77034; Ellington Airport (EFD) Intern Supervisor: Mitchell Winters Title: Youth Programs Manager
Email Resume and Cover Letter to: education@lonestarflight.org
About the Museum
Lone Star Flight Museum is an aviation museum and STEM learning center with a mission to celebrate flight and achievement in Texas aviation history and educate and engage youth through science, technology, engineering, and math. In addition to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, the museum is home to a flying collection of rare and historic commercial, general aviation, and military aircraft.
About the Position (Unpaid Volunteer Intern)
The Aviation Career Explorers (ACES) Intern assists museum staff and volunteer mentors with a new museum program for high school juniors and seniors who are decided on a career in aviation. The ACES program objectives are to provide opportunities for these youth to learn more about aviation careers and to grow and develop skills in leadership, problem solving, collaboration, communication, safety, project management, time management, and teamwork through building an RV-12 aircraft.
The intern assists museum staff with an aircraft build and with research, development, evaluation, and implementation of educational activities and exhibit panels focusing on the endless possibilities of careers in aviation, aerospace, space flight, and STEM. Topics include basic STEM literacy needed to pursue those careers, options for higher education and/or professional training, companies hiring for these careers, and organizations which support youth in pursuing these careers.
This position must work on site at the museum during standard business hours and on most Saturday mornings. Approximately 10-15 hours per week is preferred. Volunteers receive free museum access, select discounts in our café and museum store, and free parking.
About the Candidate
The ACES intern possesses good technical skills to read and follow build plans, organizational skills to keep the workspaces orderly, mechanical skills to operate tools, safety skills to maintain a safe workspace, research and writing skills to develop content, and leadership skills to coach the youth. Advanced knowledge of aviation and flight fundamentals is not required; however, strong familiarity is beneficial and preferred.
A friendly disposition is needed to work with staff, volunteers, youth, teachers, diverse audiences, and community partners. The intern must be able to tolerate busy environments and be able to work both independently and on a team with dynamic operations. The intern must be able to accept critical feedback to ensure the safety of the builders and the build.
The intern is preferably in one of the following fields of study: Aviation, Museum Studies, Aerospace, STEM, Transportation, Mechanics, Engineering, or a related subject that includes technical training.