Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX•Tucson, AZ

7d•$37,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

RTX is hiring Systems Engineering interns for its Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SETC) organization in Tucson, Arizona. Interns will work on an effectors project related to the systems lifecycle and gain experience designing, developing, integrating, and testing systems. The role involves working with multiple engineering disciplines, subject matter experts, chief engineers and technologists, and customers to help ensure systems are designed, integrated, and tested to meet requirements. Interns may contribute to test planning and execution, system integration, documentation for design reviews and test events, platform integration, flight testing, qualification, design verification, troubleshooting, and test-data analysis. The position is onsite and may require travel to RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations to support missions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain the required U.S. government security clearance before the start date. The posted salary range is $37,000–$82,000. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits and incentive compensation, subject to position and business-unit conditions.

Requirements

Must be pursuing a bachelor's or advanced degree in a STEM field and remain actively enrolled through the completion of the internship or co-op session.
Must have at least 30 credit hours by the start of the internship or co-op session.
Must have academic or internship experience that included hands-on testing of electronic equipment.
Must have experience troubleshooting technical issues with electronics in an academic or internship setting, or as part of a hobby.
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Must have an active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date and be able to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience troubleshooting systems using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, network analyzers, or spectrum analyzers.
Experience using telemetry data-collection equipment to capture real-time data or monitor systems in real time.
Experience with electrical schematics, interface control documentation, and communications protocols.
Experience reading and integrating software routines with hardware or electronics; C, C++, or C# preferred.
Experience with instrumentation and collecting large data sets, including applying scripting or automation to data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration documentation, and verification documentation; execute testing in simulated and real-world environments.
Integrate hardware and software into tactical systems with multidisciplinary teams, evaluate system functionality and impact, and assess test results for requirements compliance.
Create or modify documentation supporting design reviews and preparation for test events.
Perform platform integration, flight testing, qualification, and design-verification execution.
Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system issues using data analysis and debugging.
Conduct statistical and numerical analysis of test data to assess system performance and verify requirements.
Travel as needed to support missions at RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
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 other factors