Software Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027)
About The Position
RTX is hiring a full-time, onsite Software Engineering Co-op in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a January–August 2027 session that includes the Spring semester. Students are expected to take a semester away from coursework to fully engage in this working mentorship opportunity. The role involves developing flight-critical embedded software for aviation and mission solutions, working across the software lifecycle, and producing systems that meet demanding safety, reliability, and airworthiness standards. U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens may access information under the program or contract. No security clearance is required. The co-op offers exposure to avionics processing and computing technologies, the lifecycle from requirements and architecture through development, verification, and certification, and engineering processes for safety-critical software. RTX describes its values as Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. Applicants may be asked to attend selected interview steps in person. The stated salary range is $37,000–$82,000; compensation depends on factors including role, experience, location, education, and skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits and incentive compensation, subject to business unit and position conditions.
Requirements
- Strong development experience with C and C++.
- Be actively pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in a STEM field and remain enrolled through completion of the co-op session.
- Have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the co-op session.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Collaboration skills for working across engineering teams on design and implementation.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication.
- Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain flight-critical embedded software for next-generation aviation and mission solutions.
- Work with embedded Linux, C/C++, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and simulation environments.
- Build high-integrity systems that meet safety, reliability, and airworthiness standards.
- Define requirements, implement features, develop test procedures, perform verification activities, and produce certification-ready artifacts.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 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
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
