Antenna Design Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)(Onsite)

RTX•Tucson, AZ

5d•$37,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

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. At Raytheon, The Effector RF Design Department is seeking a highly motivated Antenna Design Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 to support the development of RF products and technologies including antennas, RF couplers, and supporting test equipment as part of a multi-discipline team. A successful candidate is one with the skillset and passion required to solve complex engineering problems, properly apply engineering tools and processes, and leverage knowledge from previous coursework and projects. All interns will work within a larger team at Raytheon. Interns perform meaningful engineering tasks for their assigned projects and will also have access to a variety of career development opportunities. These include access to technical mentors and the ability to “shadow” experienced professionals in order to learn about real industry positions.

Requirements

Must be pursuing Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major and actively enrolled through the 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
Proficiency with modeling & simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, SENTRi and/or GRASP
Experience and/or coursework with one or more of the following: Communication theory, microwave theory, and/or electromagnetic and wave theory
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Nice To Haves

Class projects, professional internships, or academic research demonstrating the ability to apply technical coursework.
Model generation and simulation experience with conformal antennas (to include experience or relevant course work).
Proficiency with Python, MATLAB and/or other high level scientific programming languages
Self-motivated problem solver with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

Development of antenna or radome hardware and requirements.
Working with interdisciplinary engineering teams including thermal, structural, mechanical, systems, etc.
Working with antenna manufacturing suppliers.
Antenna modeling and simulation execution on workstations and high performance computing resources (HPC).
Analyzing simulation or measurement test data to verify performance to requirements.