Electro-Optics Systems Engineer Intern; Summer

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The Electro-Optical System Design Department is currently in need for an Electro Optical Systems Engineer Intern to support the Advanced Products & Solutions Mission Area in the development and building of advanced electro-optical systems. The systems engineer intern will be part of a design team building electro-optical systems including imagers, passive/active EO tracking, LIDAR, and directed energy systems. The systems engineer intern will be contributing to assessing systems architecture, developing requirements for these systems, and supporting the design and build efforts.

It will involve being able to assess mission/system requirements and derive design and performance requirements for subsystem and unit levels. The role also involves understanding verification and test activities to assist in the creation of a proper IV&V plan meeting the requirements of the program.

• EOS System Architects and System Design Engineers
• Integrated Product Team Leadership, Lead Systems Engineers, Chief Engineers
• Requirements Engineers
• EO Systems Analysts

• Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Physics, Optical, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co‑op session.
• Must have a minimum of 30 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co‑op session.
• Experience with electro‑optical infrared imagery, focal plane technology, lenses, or apertures
• Experience with fundamental optical principles including geometrical optics, physical optics, imaging systems, aberrations, or detectors
• Hands‑on experience through coursework or lab work with optical testing or alignment

Experience may be obtained through job experience, research, coursework, or projects

• Internship or project experience related to opto‑mechanical engineering, photonics, infrared physics, or optical systems
• Experience with programming using C++ or Python
• Experience or coursework in signal processing, image processing, tracking, computer vision, or machine learning
• Knowledge of systems engineering architecture and design, integration and test, and verification and validation approaches
• Experience using MATLAB for data analysis and strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

• 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.
• Relocation Eligibility

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 42,000 USD - 88,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending…