Mechanical Design Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)(Onsite)

RTX•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•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. At Collins Aerospace, our Ejection Seating team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team? The position will be responsible for providing engineering deliverables through all phases of development, bid and proposals, support through qualification testing, and initial production implementation. This individual will propose new technology, create innovative design solutions, execute design reviews, work directly with customers, and support testing of the ejection seat products. This position is a Design Engineering position that will also partner with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Program Management.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Advancing towards a B.S. in Engineering, Aerospace or Mechanical preferred
3D CAD experience with high end CAD software (e.q. NX, Catia,)
Previous experience using Unigraphics/NX CAD experience including Enovia PLM experience
Experience with Dynamic Modeling practices: assembly relations, establishing mechanical movement & relationships, and/or simulations
Previous experience in the aerospace and defense industry
Previous experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat, or crew systems design
Previous experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and fabric design
Previous experience with energetic cartridge actuated devices or propellant actuated devices
Previous experience of aerospace/military specifications
Proven use of Continuous Improvement principles and/or design optimization experience
Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis solutions both inside and outside of finite element tools

Responsibilities

Support through all phases of design including: bid and proposal, conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, qualification testing, new product introduction, and production implementation.
Successfully execute on design/project tasks required to develop and qualify aircraft ejection seats by ensuring technical scope integrity and budget/schedule accuracy
Utilize UG/NX CAD software and facilitate the drafting department to produce standard, quality, and industry producible models/drawings
Work as part of a cohesive team with test engineering, product engineering, system engineering, and program management
Support program by technical writing presentations and reports for customer approval
Support Program Management with any preparation of bids and proposals
Support Systems Engineering on requirements analysis and the requirement compliance plan