Software Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027)
RTX Corporation28 days ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAIntern
Base Salary
$37k - $82k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain flight-critical embedded software for aviation and mission solutions.
- Work with embedded Linux, C/C++, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and simulation environments.
- Build high-integrity systems meeting safety, reliability, and airworthiness standards.
- Define requirements, implement features, develop test procedures, perform verification, and produce certification-ready artifacts.
- Participate in a full-time Monday-Friday co-op session from January through August while collaborating across engineering teams.
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree in a STEM field and remain enrolled through completion of the co-op.
- Must have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the co-op session.
- Strong development experience with C and C++.
- U.S. citizenship is required because the role involves information restricted to U.S. citizens.
- Preferred qualifications include collaboration skills, clear written and verbal communication, and prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.
Benefits
- Onsite full-time co-op in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, running January through August, with students expected to take a semester away from coursework.
- Potential benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and the Employee Scholar Program.
- Applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, which are not guaranteed.
About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.