Software Engineering Co-op (Summer/Fall 2027)
RTX Corporation1 month ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAIntern
Base Salary
$37k - $82k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support the design, development, and maintenance of flight-critical embedded software for commercial aviation and avionics products.
- Contribute to a cross-functional engineering team developing and verifying real-time embedded software.
- Support requirements specification, software implementation, test-case development, verification execution, and certification activities.
- Work with desktop computers and target hardware in an engineering lab to deliver software within schedule and cost constraints.
Requirements
- Be actively pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree in a STEM field through completion of the co-op session.
- Have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship or co-op session.
- Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
- Be willing to work 40 hours per week.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
- Preferred: demonstrated interest in embedded software solutions and board-level device drivers.
- Preferred: programming experience in C, C++, and/or Python.
- Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time Monday-Friday co-op running May/June through December, including the Fall semester, with students expected to take a semester away from coursework.
- Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with work in an office environment and engineering lab.
- Eligible hired applicants may receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Eligible applicants may also receive incentive compensation depending on position and business-unit conditions.
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.