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November 11, 2026
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Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Cedar Rapids, IA
Internship
Onsite
$37K/yr - $82K/yr
Intern
RTX is hiring a Software Engineering Intern to help develop and deliver mission-critical software supporting defense systems. The intern will develop and test software features, contribute to peer reviews and platform integration, and collaborate with software teams on requirements and aerospace applications.

Responsibilities

  • You will DEVELOP features, WRITE verification tests, TEST your code, LEAD peer reviews of your code, and SUPPORT software integration onto platform hardware
  • You work on flight display software applications (FDSA), flight management systems (FMS), datalink emulation, and other mission critical software
  • You will be an important part of a high-performing software team, collaborating with fellow software engineers, scrum masters, product owners, software architects and other teams, support requirements decomposition and derivation to produce software requirements

Qualification

Required

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • 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 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session
  • Experience in Java, C/C++ and Python training / education
  • Proficiency in using Jira, Git, and Visual Studio Code for software development, version control, issue tracking, and collaboration
  • Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects

Preferred

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance
  • Education with the Rust and Java programming languages
  • Education with requirements analysis, requirements decomposition and derivation
  • Education in UML, SysML, other other MBSE tools
  • Understand MBSE theory
  • Education in Object Oriented Development with the ability to understand complex software designs based on customer's requirements
  • Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience

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 depend on the business unit and whether 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 it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments are not guaranteed and depend on factors including individual, business unit, and/or company performance.
RTX operates as an aerospace and defense company as it solves the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
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