Aeronautics Drone Internship Summer 2026

*Position Summary* MassDOT’s Aeronautics Division is searching for an Intern to support the MassDOT Drone Program. This role will work alongside stakeholders in MassDOT Aeronautics, MassDOT Highway, and the MBTA, and will work directly with Drone Program leadership to address and develop unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or “drone”) projects supporting transportation use cases. The Aeronautics Division is the Commonwealth lead to evaluate the utility of drones across MassDOT and other Commonwealth agencies, and is developing the policy, procedures, and operational best practices for the team to use drones to realize cost savings, optimize data quality, improve safety, and increase timeliness of business operations within MassDOT and the MBTA. This is a Summer internship that runs from June through August. Opportunities exist for interns both to support the operational development of drone use cases - exploring how data collected by drones can meet immediate MassDOT and MBTA needs, as well...