Systems Engineer Intern; Onsite; Mission Sensor Manager

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-182 ~ 1100 Cimmie Ave Ne ~ BLDG 182 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

Help ensure mission-critical avionics software performs flawlessly in the real world. As a Systems Engineer Intern supporting Mission Sensors, Weapons, and IFF (Identification Friendly or Foe) avionics systems, you’ll play a key role in primarily developing requirements, tests, verification, along with software and systems integration that support aerospace and defense applications.

You’ll work within a highly collaborative Agile team, helping develop and translate requirements into robust software solutions and test strategies while supporting system integration and verification efforts.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, improving engineering processes, and working across disciplines to deliver reliable systems, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

You will help design and define software requirements using DOORs. You will develop automated and semi-automated test scripts using Python to validate software functionality and system performance. You will verify software builds in integrated lab environments and support formal verification events for major program deliveries. You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to refine system requirements and design solutions that meet customer needs.

You will present technical progress and status updates to Agile team members and engineering leadership.

You will gain experience integrating Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) software supporting mission sensors, weapons, and IFF avionics systems. You will deepen your expertise across multiple phases of the aerospace systems lifecycle within a collaborative Agile environment. You will strengthen your systems engineering skills by supporting requirements development, verification and integration efforts.

Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects. Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Engineering or STEM major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session. Experience with scripting using Python (or similar)

Familiarity with Requirements Development Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD. The salary range…