Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) (Onsite) (Open)

RTX•Marlborough, MA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Connected Aviation – Air Traffic Solutions (ATS) Software (SW) Engineering Department has opportunities for talented Software Engineer Interns to join a team of 120+ Software Engineers that are supporting a variety of ATS programs, such as the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), NexGen Weather Processor (NWP) and AutoTrac Product lines. The department consists of 120+ Software Engineers that are developing and supporting several of our Air Traffic Control Systems worldwide. The focus of the Software Engineer Intern position is to be an active team member supporting the design, development, integration and test/verification phases of the software lifecycle during feature development and sustainment activities. Please provide current transcript along with your resume in your application for this position.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automated testing concepts with Test Driven Development (TDD)
Familiar with Networking Protocols SNMP, TDP/IP and other protocols
Flexibility and desire in learning new COTS, tools, processes, or methodologies
Good communication skills, both written and verbal, including formal presentations
College-level course work and experience in Software Engineering
Structured programming experience in C, C++ or Java
Experience in Unix/Linux environments and command line usage.
Experience with Python or Javascript.
Experience utilizing Microsoft products and tools.
Experience in Software testing, debugging source code and configuration management tools.
Experience working in a collaborative team environment that requires multi-level communication with other engineering, program, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

You will be a part of the software team to designing, developing, and testing operational and non-operational software updates for the various program software releases.
You will update software process documentation, work instructions, test plans, test procedures, system and software requirement specification and associated technical manuals needed to meet our high maturity level software engineering standards and processes.
You will practice Agile methodologies including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint feature development, retrospectives, back log grooming and story pointing.
You will work in a highly collaborative team environment, requiring frequent multi-level communication with other engineering domain team members and program management