2026 Intern - Production Test Engineering Intern - Onsite (TX)
About The Position
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. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Production Test Engineers (PTE) are part of a manufacturing team who support the test process through one or more phases of the product life cycle, including product development, transition to production, sustained production and depot activities. PTEs validates and ensures compliance of the prime hardware to technical data package requirements and supporting test equipment. Interns will support the troubleshooting and problem solving of test failures while identifying opportunities in test processes to improve efficiency, yields, and capacity. This position is onsite at our Ft. Bliss (El Paso, TX) facility.
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- Must have a minimum of 30 hours by the start of Summer 2026
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PPT, Project, or Word)
- Experience/education with data analysis
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
- Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred majors in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering
- 3.0 cumulative GPA desired
- Experience with hands-on hardware integration and troubleshooting
- Experience with technical writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi task in a fast paced environment
- Ability to develop sustaining solutions to routine technical problems
- Experience/education with interpretation of technical documentation
- Experience/education with project execution
- Experience/education with data analysis
Responsibilities
- Support the validation of new or modified test equipment for production use
- Ensure the operation of test equipment and associated work instructions are accurate
- Ensure test equipment and software meet the test requirements specified for the product
- Monitor and improve the test process through analysis of predictive metrics of trends, failure modes, and test yields
- Perform preliminary investigation of problem resolution
- Maintain changes to the test equipment technical data package which includes drawings, test instructions, test position manuals, and system software
- Assist in non-routine fault isolation, diagnosis and repair of the product or test equipment
- Lead root cause and corrective action investigations and present findings
Benefits
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
