Flight Controls Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) - Onsite
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. What You Will Do: Develop control algorithms and signal processing for flight control systems. This includes flight guidance, autothrottle, and attitude control systems Define and review system requirements for flight control systems including functional requirements and interface requirements Develop models and simulation tools for various types of closed loop systems to assess performance Conduct system verification and validation of the control algorithms, flight control system functional requirements and interface requirements. Support product certification at all levels by performing ARP4754A/B compliant system development and DO-178B/C compliant software development. What You Will Learn: Gain practical skills in areas like data analysis, system integration, test development, and verification processes Hands-on-Experience with a variety of system engineering artifacts Collaborate with a dynamic group of engineers from a variety of disciplines
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent STEM discipline and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with Matlab/Simulink
- Knowledge of control systems theory
- General knowledge of aviation and/or flight control systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop control algorithms and signal processing for flight control systems. This includes flight guidance, autothrottle, and attitude control systems
- Define and review system requirements for flight control systems including functional requirements and interface requirements
- Develop models and simulation tools for various types of closed loop systems to assess performance
- Conduct system verification and validation of the control algorithms, flight control system functional requirements and interface requirements.
- Support product certification at all levels by performing ARP4754A/B compliant system development and DO-178B/C compliant software development.
Benefits
- 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
- holidays
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Career Level
Intern
