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Software Engineer Intern ( Summer 2027)

RTX

Hours
Full time
Where
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-130 ~ 5350 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 130
Posted
2 days ago

Date Posted:

2026-09-14 Country:

United States of America Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-130 ~ 5350 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 130 Position Role Type:

Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer…

What you'd do

  • Active and transferable SECRET clearance is required prior to start date
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • Collaborate on System Requirements and Software Development by defining system requirements and translating them into detailed software requirements, UML/SysML models, and diagrams for a large-scale program
  • Work closely with other software engineers and team members to ensure clear communication and collaboration, fostering a cohesive, solution-focused environment across multiple disciplines
  • Collaborate with your team to maintain, enhance, and develop software that aligns with customer requirements and meets certification standards, ensuring both functionality and compliance
  • Take responsibility for producing high-quality software implementations and integrating them within testing environments, ensuring the code is thoroughly tested and meets all specified requirements

What they want

  • Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in an applicable discipline and actively enrolled through completion of the internship / co-op session.
  • Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
  • Experience with development tool sets, for example, Jira, Subversion/Git/Version Management
  • Comfortable working with C, C++, Rust
  • Security focused mindset
  • Experience with requirements analysis and requirements decomposition
  • Experience working with embedded software
  • Experience with virtualization
  • Knowledge of microservices, containers and orchestrators
  • Knowledge and/or experience with memory-safe applications (Ada or Rust)
Starts
2026-09-14