Intern, Systems Engineer- Onsite

RTX•Davis, VA
•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is hiring an onsite Systems Engineer Intern for its Mission Systems Proprietary Platforms organization on the System Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Team in Sterling, Virginia. The intern will collaborate with experienced engineers to support the development and delivery of mission-critical training system solutions for national defense. The role includes mentorship and training in Collins Aerospace engineering processes, systems engineering, and the tools used to deliver secure products. The intern will gain experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), modeling tools, and next-generation systems engineering processes. They will collaborate with systems engineering experts, security and crypto certification specialists, customers, and engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Must be pursuing a bachelor's or advanced STEM degree and remain actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
  • Must have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship/co-op session.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
  • An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with MBSE concepts and tools such as Magic Draw Cameo, Enterprise Architect, or similar resources using SysML.
  • Experience developing, decomposing, and deriving system or subsystem requirements.
  • Experience with MBSE concepts and tools.
  • Experience in system or subsystem design definition.
  • Experience with Agile development.

Responsibilities

  • Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team.
  • Coordinate closely with a mentor while using Collins Aerospace engineering processes.
  • Create, decompose, and trace requirements for training systems.
  • Use a model-based systems engineering application to create logical and physical design diagrams.
  • Perform integration and testing for high- and low-fidelity training system solutions.
  • Support future bids and proposals that provide new business opportunities.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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