Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Pratt & Whitney • Cedar Rapids, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This internship offers an opportunity to explore the world of aerospace and defense, learn from industry experts, and collaborate on complex problems. At RTX, interns gain foundational experience to advance their skills and contribute to creating a safer, more connected world. The role involves supporting requirements capture, decomposition, and allocation, as well as assisting with test procedures, certification artifacts, and investigating software and hardware issues. Interns will learn about the systems engineering development process, customer interaction, and project management aspects like scope, schedule, and cost. They will also gain exposure to Agile Program Increment and Sprint Planning and the preparation of certification packages.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• An educational background covering requirements capture & definition, integration, verification & validation testing.
• This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons.

Nice To Haves

• Basic experience working within an aerospace related engineering development environment
• Basic experience with DOORS, JIRA, JAMA, and data capture tools or any other tools that achieve the same functions.
• Experience or knowledge using data bus tools such as A429 and A664 readers for data analysis in design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting
• Basic experience with the AGILE framework for workflow planning and development
• Basic working knowledge of a software language such as Python, C++ is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Support requirements capture from aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
• Decompose and allocate requirements to appropriate domains within Collins Aerospace
• Support the creation of test procedures to verify and validate requirements
• Support the creation and completion of certification artifacts
• Support customer questions and investigate issues related to software and hardware delivered to the OEM
• Support investigations of root causes of issues discovered during flight test and in-service aircraft operations

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern