Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX•Aurora, CO

2d•$37,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is hiring a 2027 Systems Engineering Intern to support a premier program at its Aurora, Colorado campus. The Systems Engineering Directorate supports Mission Systems work, including defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, integration and test, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE). The position may be classified as a Junior, Senior, or Post-Graduate Technical Intern based on the candidate’s academic standing and qualifications. Junior and Senior Technical Interns must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program and meet the stated class-standing requirements by the internship start, and provide proof of graduation before the first employment day. Post-Graduate Technical Interns must have an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a qualifying graduate degree program by the internship start. This is an onsite role in Aurora, Colorado. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. The posting also states that an active and existing TS/SCI clearance is required after day one. Relocation is eligible. The salary range is $37,000–$82,000, with possible benefits and incentive compensation subject to eligibility and other conditions.

Requirements

Pursue a bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline and remain actively enrolled through completion of the internship or co-op session.
Have at least 60 credit hours by the start of the internship or co-op session.
Have academic or internship experience involving hands-on testing of electronic equipment.
Have exposure to troubleshooting technical issues in an academic or internship setting, or as part of a hobby.
Have exposure to data analysis using tools such as MATLAB.
Have experience using MS Office Suite tools.
Be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
For the Junior Technical Intern classification, be enrolled in a bachelor’s program and classified as a junior by the internship start, and provide proof of graduation before the first day of employment.
For the Senior Technical Intern classification, be enrolled in a bachelor’s program and classified as a senior by the internship start, and provide proof of graduation before the first day of employment.
For the Post-Graduate Technical Intern classification, hold an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a qualifying graduate degree program by the internship start.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Windows and UNIX platforms.
Experience with Perl, Python, VBA, and/or other scripting languages.
Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
Previous internship experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze and define how the system works by creating use cases.
Support decomposition of requirements and system interfaces, and help determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team.
Provide engineering support for executing a portion of the program’s test program, including test processes, baseline definition, and test architecture design.
Support regression testing across deliverable releases to the program baseline.
Support and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program.