Software Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027)
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. Come join the Boeing Platforms department engineering team as a principal software engineer. The engineer will help with requirements capture and design and develop embedded software in C++ for the A661 Graphics Server. The candidate will also test and verify the developed software to Design Assurance Level A fidelity per DO-178C standard. Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run January-August (including the Spring semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity) Contribute to Software Requirements, Design, Code, and Verification of the cockpit display system’s graphics server. Understand Collins Aerospace processes related to software development and verification and apply them to current projects. Work with desktop computer in an office environment and with target hardware in an engineering lab to achieve the goal of delivering a high-quality software product within schedule and cost constraints
Requirements
- Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Must have a minimum of 29 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
- 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
- Demonstrated interest in embedded software solutions and board-level device drivers
- Programming experience in C, C++ and/or Python
- Comfortable with real-time operating system and object-oriented programming concepts
- Experience with all phases of the software development life cycle
- Energetic and proactive self-starter with strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Software Requirements, Design, Code, and Verification of the cockpit display system’s graphics server.
- Understand Collins Aerospace processes related to software development and verification and apply them to current projects.
- Work with desktop computer in an office environment and with target hardware in an engineering lab to achieve the goal of delivering a high-quality software product within schedule and cost constraints
- Identify the root cause of moderate to complex software issues using appropriate debug and analysis tools.
- Clearly summarize encountered technical software issues to project leadership in a timely fashion.
- Work together in a collaborative team that is part of multi large systems
- Full life cycle development of DO-178 DAL A certified software
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
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
