Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is seeking a college student to join the Integrated Flight – Advanced Flight Management Engineering team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a Summer 2027 internship. The intern will contribute to next-generation avionics and flight technologies for commercial, business, and military aircraft, using AI-driven development and working in a collaborative engineering environment. The role focuses on developing and optimizing embedded flight software for safety-critical systems. The intern will work with systems engineers, AI/ML specialists, and software engineers to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements. Work may include AI-assisted onboard features, debugging and validation in simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, and secure, cyber-resilient software practices.
Requirements
- Be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in a STEM field and remain actively enrolled through completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship.
- Relevant experience may come from on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with high-level programming languages such as C, Python, or C++.
- Experience with Git, DevOps, or AI tools in software development.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a desire to work effectively in dynamic teams solving challenging problems.
- Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize embedded flight software for safety-critical systems used in commercial aircraft and military platforms.
- Write high-performance, deterministic embedded software.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, AI/ML specialists, and software engineers to deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements.
- Implement and support AI-assisted onboard features, including intelligent sensor fusion, anomaly detection, and autonomous control logic.
- Debug and validate software using simulation and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments.
- Ensure compliance with aviation safety standards such as DO-178 and adhere to secure coding and cyber-resilience practices.
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, subject to eligibility and program conditions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
