Mechanical Engineering Co-op (Winter/Spring 2027)

RTX•Rockford, IL

2d•$37,000 - $82,000•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. Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run January - July/August (including the Spring semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity). As a Mechanical Engineering Co-op at Collins Aerospace, you will work with Electric Power Systems which designs, tests, and manufactures aircraft generators (Constant Freq, Variable Freq, High Voltage DC, and other generator types) and motors (Permanent Magnet, Induction, and other motor types). The Electrical Power Generator and Motors Department covers all activities and designs for you to support the product from cradle to grave related effort. You will be exposed to requirement discussions with the customer, product design experience, customer interaction, and product support along with Root Cause evaluation. Development and qualification testing is also supported in our group which you may have the chance to witness and support.

Requirements

Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
Experience with MATLAB or Computer Aided Design (CAD) software such as Creo, SolidWorks, and/or NX
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and/or Outlook)
Experience managing projects
Experience working on cross-functional teams
A minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session
Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience

Responsibilities

Support the Electric Power Generator and Motor product lines in a variety of different ways.
Interact with customers and provide support to them and their products in the field.
Gain experience with the professional workplace support, interaction, responsibility etc.
Travel opportunities may occur depending on what role you are supporting.
Support team activities (writing CRs, supporting test, supporting assembly, writing reports and other documents).