Flight Control Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-Collins Rd NE BLDG193

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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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.

What You Will Do:

Collins Aerospaces FCS products have been flying and landing airplanes for over 40 years. Our customer base is a whos who of aircraft manufacturers and they demand systems which satisfy the highest levels of criticality at the lowest cost possible. This dichotomy provides a continuous challenge to our engineering team to employ new technology and methodologies in the development of our complex systems.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Intern to join our team in Cedar Rapids IA and contribute to the development of flight control products for the next generation of business regional military and air-transport fixed and rotary wing platforms. Typical functions to implement include but arent limited to flight guidance autothrottle autopilot maintenance and autoland systems. This internship represents a great opportunity to apply your software engineering skills to actual real-time embedded systems with critical safety requirements.

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen permanent resident refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

Software Engineering Intern tasks include:

• Define and review software requirements for flight control systems including interface requirements.

• Develop and implement software architecture and design from parent requirements.

• Implement control algorithms and signal processing for flight control systems. This includes writing hand-code and integrating auto-generated code from MATLAB Simulink / Stateflow models into a software application.

• Conduct requirements-based testing of flight controls software

• Support product certification by performing DO-178B/C compliant development.

• Mentor with experienced software engineers and learn about career opportunities in Flight Controls

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelors or Advanced degree in an applicable discipline and actively enrolled through completion of the internship/ co-op session.

• Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.

• Experience developing in modern programming languages (e.g. C; C)

• Experience with object oriented design

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Good working knowledge of data structures and how to efficiently use them to solve problems

• Experience with agile methodologies

• Experience with model-based development in Matlab/Simulink

• Experience with or passion for avionics systems

• Experience collaborating in a team environment

• Experience communicating technical information to management customers and engineering team members

What We Offer:

• 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 Eligible

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Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• 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 attendselect 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 37000 USD - 82000 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 candidates 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 accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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