Summer 2026 - Data Science Intern (Remote)

RTX • Washington, DC

22h • $37,000 - $82,000 • Remote

About The Position

RTX is looking for a Data Science Intern who will be part of the Corporate Office of Supply Chain Data Science team and work with other functions on initiatives related to improving our business systems and processes across RTX. In this role you will work with internal stakeholders to understand their goals and objectives to enable data-based decision making across the organization.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics) and must not graduate prior to September 2026
• Proficient in SQL, Python, and Pandas, with experience using Jupyter Notebooks.
• Skilled in creating visualizations with Python libraries (e.g., matplotlib, seaborn, plotly).
• Familiar with statistical principles (e.g., hypothesis testing), the machine learning model lifecycle, and ML libraries (e.g., XGBoost, Sklearn).

Nice To Haves

• Experience programmatically interfacing with large language models (LLMs).
• Experience working with Spark or Databricks.
• Experience creating visualizations in Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Work remotely between the hours of 9 – 5 PST
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their goals and objectives, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Utilize programming skills to explore and analyze data.
• Identify patterns, trends, nuances, and potential data quality issues within complex datasets.
• Apply supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to extract insights from data.
• Communicate analysis findings and conclusions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Integrate datasets from diverse business sources into a unified format for analysis.
• Develop custom queries to address ad-hoc and ongoing customer analytical requests.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern