Date Posted:
2026-10-01 Country:
United States of America Location:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-193 ~ 1120 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG193 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
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, more connected world.
What you'd do
- Define and review software requirements for flight control systems, including interface requirements.
- Develop and implement software architecture and design from parent requirements.
- Implement control algorithms and signal processing for flight control systems. This includes writing hand-code and integrating auto-generated code from MATLAB Simulink / Stateflow models into a software application.
- Conduct requirements-based testing of flight controls software
- Support product certification by performing DO-178B/C compliant development.
- Mentor with experienced software engineers and learn about career opportunities in Flight Controls
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 developing in modern programming languages (e.g. C++; C)
- Experience with object oriented design
- Good working knowledge of data structures and how to efficiently use them to solve problems
- Experience with agile methodologies
- Experience with model-based development in Matlab/Simulink
- Experience with or passion for avionics systems
- Experience collaborating in a team environment
- Experience communicating technical information to management, customers, and engineering team members
- Starts
- 2026-10-01