King County International Airport- Maintenance/Innovation Undergrad Intern

Full Job Description

King County International Airport/Boeing Field (KCIA) is seeking an undergraduate intern entering their 3rd/junior or 4th/senior year to work in collaboration with KCIA's Innovation and Maintenance Sections.

You will gain hands-on experience in airport maintenance business processes and technology applications and systems that are critical with maintaining the airport's business data and infrastructure.

The responsibilities of the Innovation and Maintenance Business Applications Intern include performing data entry, business process improvements, users training, data analytics and visualization with mentorship and guidance from the Innovation Business Applications Specialist, reporting to the Innovation Section Manager and Maintenance Manager.

Specific tasks may include data gathering, QA/QC and normalizing data, data entry, creating charts and graphs to tell the story behind the data.

The internship will help the student apply their academic skills to gain firsthand knowledge of computer and technology skills and how they apply in an airport environment.

KCIA's internship cohort program will provide opportunities to learn about careers in an airport environment and to be supervised and mentored by an airport professional.

As part of the KCIA's internship cohort you will have the opportunity to learn from, mentor and work with fellow KCIA interns from other areas of expertise and background.

Through these experiences we aim to build a strong team that will become future airport and government leaders!

ABOUT KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOEING FIELD)

KCIA is one of the busiest primary non-hub general aviation airports in the nation. Located just four miles south of downtown Seattle, it averages 180,000 aircraft operations each year.

KCIA ranks among the most successful public investments in state history.

The airport's annual economic impact is $3.5 billion - supporting more than 16,000 jobs and providing $1.8 billion in labor income in the county.

KCIA promotes the health of the aviation industry by establishing pipelines for employment and for employee development.

As a general aviation airport, KCIA serves small, commercial passenger airlines, cargo carriers, including UPS, private aircraft owners, helicopters, corporate jets, and military and other aircraft.

It is also the final delivery center for the Boeing Company's 737 aircraft and serves as the company's military flight center along with other Boeing operations.

The Museum of Flight is located on the airport property with a wide variety of aircraft and exhibits showcasing aviation history.

KCIA frequently is host to celebrities and dignitaries, who prefer Boeing Field because of its proximity to downtown Seattle and convenient connections to other business districts in the region.

Due to its proximity to Lumen Field, T-Mobile Park, and other sports venues, many teams prefer to use KCIA when playing in Seattle.

To learn more about King County International Airport please visit kingcounty.gov/airport.

Requirements

• Data entry in the Airport's Cityworks asset management system's data (i.e. creating and closing corrective and preventative maintenance work orders, assigning tasks, etc.) and other business solutions applications data.
• Develop preventative maintenance (PM) parameters, work with Maintenance team (trades) to develop PMs, set-up PMs, and communicate with Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, and Crew Chiefs of PM status.
• Making sure assets are associated with work orders where appropriate.
• Assists with eliminating blanket work orders and migrating blanket work orders to cyclical work orders.
• Perform QA/QC of asset management and other maintenance data (i.e. ensuring no duplicates, labors hours are entered on the right work order, consistency of usage of asset management system's data fields).
• Create metadata and develop standards and best practices to support systems and data.
• Create custom reports, dashboards, technical standard operating procedures, administrative, and help documents to support all users (i.e. standard operating procedures, guides, and training documents).
• Assist in the development and/or revisions to administrative systems, process and procedures, and workflows within assigned work unit.
• Assist users on the use and adoption of Cityworks technologies and other business solutions applications.
• Assist in data collection and analysis for assigned research projects; prepare summary reports of analysis.
• Help develop monitoring and tracking systems to support work activities.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a college student from an accredited institution.
• Tech-savvy, experience with data entry in application or database.
• Skill in data analytics, data visualization, and/or building reports with Microsoft Excel and PowerBI.
• Skill with creating data entry forms with Microsoft Forms.
• Strong communications skills, people-oriented, and teamwork.
• Strong technical proficiency required, including Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability working with diverse individuals and customers and maintaining effective relationships.
• Experience providing excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed work environment.
• Ability to quickly adapt and respond to changing work responsibilities, changes as well as initiatives.
• Excellent organization, written, and verbal communication skills in a dynamic environment.
• Skill in mathematical calculation.

Additional Information

Who May Apply: This recruiting effort is for current college students enrolled in an accredited two- or four- year institution returning for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Work Schedule: Part-time/Full time hours: 20-40 hours per week depending on students’ availability per their school schedule.

Work Location: This team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change.

The primary onsite location is King County International Airport Terminal Building - 7277 Perimeter Road South, Seattle, WA 98108.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.

The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.

Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Required Materials: A King County application is required. We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letter. If selected, you will need to provide proof of enrollment for the 2026 -2027 academic year.

Selection Process: Applications will be screened for clarity, completeness and qualifications. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in an interview.

Unfortunately, application packets that do not include all the required components and/or do not follow application instructions will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Union Membership: This position is not represented

Contact Information: If you have any questions, please contact Karina Cordova, HR Analyst by email at kcordova@kingcounty.gov or by phone at 206-848-0395.

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Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

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