2026 Systems Engineering Intern - Onsite

Date Posted:

2025-10-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AL200: 401 Jan Davis Drive Huntsville 401 Jan Davis Drive , Huntsville, AL, 35806 USA

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Job Summary:

As a member of our elite Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities team, we want you to develop solutions to meet customer/war fighter needs with quality, agility and speed. SETC brings together all aspects of the systems engineering lifecycle, which enables cross-discipline collaboration yielding robust solutions.

This position can be a Junior or Senior Intern based on the candidate's qualifications and standing as outlined below:

• (Junior Technical Intern) - must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program and classified as a Junior by start of internship and provide proof of graduation prior to first day of employment
• (Senior Technical Intern)- must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program and classified as a Senior by start of internship and provide proof of graduation prior to first day of employment

This is an onsite role

What You Will Do:

• You will work with other engineers to perform architecture and requirements development activities that define, characterize, develop and document system capabilities in the form of architectural framework updates, system-of-system functional and performance requirements, detailed algorithm descriptions, test scenario definition, and verification approach.
• You will work with other engineers to conduct requirements analysis and bench marking to verify algorithm designs, ensuring system-level performance aligns with operational systems.
• Apply written and oral communication skills

Qualifications You Must Have:

• This position is for an intern who is enrolled in a Bachelor’s (or higher) degree program and will be at minimum, entering their Junior or Senior standing level by the start of Summer 2026.
• Applied engineering experience or coursework with exposure in one or more of the following domains: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware development, Systems Integration and/or Test, or similar work history.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 3.00 cumulative GPA required
• Active Department of Defense clearance
• Experience with system level requirements development, documentation and maintenance and/or requirements development and design of system level software architecture
• Experience with the development and coding of system models, algorithms, test vectors and evaluation tools in support of analyzing radar requirements and performance
• Experience with developing, documenting and maintaining processes, methods and tools
• Experience working on LINUX OS platforms
• Experience working with Python, C/C++, Java or DOORS
• Experience with the software development process using Agile Methodologies and tooling, such as JIRA and Confluence
• Modeling and Simulation experience
• Experience with MS Office Suite
• Experience with model-based systems engineering
• Ability to analyze issues and define solutions
• Ability to perform trade studies to optimize system performance
• Strong communication skills including effective writing, verbal, and listening skills 
• Prior work experience giving technical briefs or presentations
• Experience working on a team and in a geographically distributed team environment

What We Offer:

• 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 Eligible – Relocation assistance is available

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