Receiver, Exciter, & Processing Architecture Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
This is an opportunity to join the Receiver Exciter and Processing Architecture Department as a Software Engineer Intern. The team's primary goal is to design, architect, and implement signal processing algorithms on a variety of high-performance processing platforms – including CPUs, FPGAs and GPUs, on COTS and semi-custom hardware platforms, for next generation radar systems. At RTX, our internships provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company, with 185,000 great minds united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems.
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major.
- Must have a Minimum of 30 hours of credit by the start of the internship session.
- Experience using Linux.
- C++ software development experience.
- Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with developer tools (Git, CMake, GoogleTest, gdb, profilers, Jira, Jenkins, UML).
- Embedded software development experience.
- Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD).
- Experience with scripting (Python, shell, bash).
Responsibilities
- Perform system integration activities on distributed heterogenous signal processing systems running Linux.
- Code, test, and integrate C++ embedded and/or real-time signal processing algorithms or control functions.
- Defect resolution and code maintenance/updating of existing codebases.
- Analyze numerical accuracy, runtime latency, and other system metrics.
- Collaborate with systems, hardware, and other software engineers to understand and implement end-user requirements.
- Maintain high code quality by supporting code reviews, static analysis, continuous integration.
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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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
