RTX is an aerospace and defense company developing advanced avionics and mission systems. The Software Engineering Co-op will design, develop, and maintain flight-critical embedded software while working with embedded Linux, C/C++, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and simulation environments. The role also involves requirements definition, feature implementation, testing, verification, and certification-ready documentation.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain flight‑critical embedded software for next‑generation aviation and mission solutions
Work hands-on with embedded Linux, C/C++, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and simulation environments
Build high‑integrity systems that meet rigorous safety, reliability, and airworthiness standards
Define requirements, implement features, develop test procedures, perform verification activities, and produce certification-ready artifacts
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session
Must have a minimum of 90 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session
Strong development experience with C and C++
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company's immigration sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred
Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience
Collaboration skills for working across engineering teams on design and implementation
Clear and effective written and verbal communication
Benefits
Relocation Eligibility
Hired applicants may be eligible for 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
RTX operates as an aerospace and defense company as it solves the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
