Electro-Optic Intern (Summer 2027)(Onsite)

RTX•Tucson, AZ

6d•$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 Electro-Optics (EO) Department is responsible for requirements decomposition, detailed design and production support of the EO Sensors/Seekers, including the detectors, cryogenic systems, and structures making up the sensor/seeker subsystems. The multi-disciplined department includes engineers that may be responsible for the following: Designing, modeling/analyzing, and verifying optical components within a sensor/seeker designing the structures that hold the optics, including any mechanisms needed to move optics, as well as the cryogenic systems used to cool and maintain the temperature of EO detectors. Relaying critical detector interface and performance requirements to detector suppliers and verifying requirements are met. Utilize many different engineering discipline skills to assemble, test and verify optical, electrical, and mechanical components as they are built up into the sensor/seeker subsystem.

Requirements

Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Optical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
Optical design or systems integration and test experience or coursework in one or more of the following areas: optical testing and alignment, optical laboratory experience.
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

ABET is the preferred, although not required accreditation standard.
3.0 cumulative GPA desired.
Class projects, professional internships, or academic research demonstrating the ability to apply technical coursework or computer skills.
Using Computer Analysis Tools (MatLab, CodeV, FRED, or Microsoft Excel for EO modeling, simulation, and analysis applications.
Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Responsibilities

Learning and assisting on development programs.
Being flexible while learning subsystem architecture, subsystem integration, or hardware design as well as innovation related roles that could include design, design review, production support, process and metric development.
Participating as mentee and Individual Contributor supporting program activities.
Optical alignment/testing of telescope assembly processes.
EO modeling, simulation, and analysis applications.
Requirements development, requirement validation, and subsystem trade studies.
Design of optical and opto-mechanical seeker systems and/or test fixtures for missiles.
Working with engineering and production personnel to troubleshoot and provide root cause and corrective action to design and process issues.
Supporting production related activities in the assembly and documentation of electro-optical subsystems.