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KC-135 Platform Systems Engineering Co-Op (Spring/Summer) - Onsite

RTX

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Hours
Full time
Where
Cedar Rapids, IA
Posted
Sep 8

Date Posted:

2026-09-08 Country:

United States of America Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-192 ~ 1205 Continental Place NE ~ BLDG 192 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 information under this program/contract. 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. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

What You Will Do:

What you'd do

  • Understand KC-135 systems engineering processes
  • Capture, define, allocate, verify and validate system requirements
  • Perform and support system tests in a lab environment in both informal and formal test events
  • Assist in the collaboration of cross-functional teams to design and implement new KC-135 features

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.
  • Ability to be onsite in Cedar Rapids for test events and test environment updates
  • Experience with various engineering tools including TNT, DOORS/JAMA, JIRA, PREP, Microsoft, SVN and others is desired
  • Experience (military or civil aircraft) in avionics systems, specifically testing and troubleshooting
  • Working knowledge / understanding of data buses and protocols (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553B, and ARINC-429)
  • Experience in a Scaled Agile environment using Jira tracking

What you get

  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
  • Relocation Eligibility
Starts
2026-09-08