Software Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027)
RTX Corporation1 month ago
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAIntern
Base Salary
$37k - $82k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain flight-critical embedded software for next-generation aviation and mission systems.
- 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 activities, and produce certification-ready artifacts.
- Participate in a full-time Monday–Friday co-op session from January through August, including a semester away from coursework.
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 29 credit hours by the start of the co-op session.
- Have strong development experience with C and C++.
- Be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting.
- Preferred qualifications include prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience and effective collaboration, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- The co-op runs full-time from January through August 2027, and students are expected to take a semester away from coursework.
- Eligible hires may receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, the Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Eligible hires may participate in incentive compensation programs depending on position and business-unit coverage.
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.