Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX • El Segundo, CA

20h • $42,000 - $88,000 • Onsite

About The Position

RTX is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to contribute to the development of aerospace products. The role provides hands-on experience designing and analyzing high-speed digital hardware while working alongside experienced engineers. The intern will support hardware development and test equipment, participate in circuit design and layout, and assist with validation and troubleshooting of electronic assemblies. The intern will collaborate with mechanical, test, firmware, systems, and manufacturing engineers.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering and remain actively enrolled through the completion of the internship session.
• Must have completed at least 60 credit hours by the start of the internship session.
• Coursework, laboratory experience, or project experience in circuit design and analysis.
• Experience or coursework using tools such as MATLAB, SPICE, and circuit board design software.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
• U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program or contract.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or coursework in electrical design and analysis using circuit board design tools such as Mentor Graphics XPedition and HyperLynx SI.
• Familiarity with designing circuit card assemblies featuring FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits.
• Experience or coursework in FPGA-based circuitry and JTAG programming of FPGA devices.
• Knowledge of microcontroller programming and signal integrity analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of high-speed digital hardware for aerospace products and associated test equipment.
• Use standard design and layout tools to develop schematics, participate in circuit card layouts, and perform circuit analysis.
• Assist in designing circuit card assemblies featuring FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits.
• Collaborate with mechanical, test, firmware, systems, and manufacturing engineers to develop electronic hardware solutions.
• Participate in hands-on laboratory validation and troubleshooting of complex electronic assemblies and systems.
• Contribute to the design and analysis of FPGA-based circuitry and JTAG programming of FPGA devices.
• Support microcontroller programming and signal integrity analysis.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Holidays
• Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and applicable agreement

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern