Industrial Engineering Co-op (Summer/Fall 2026)(Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

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:

None/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. 

In the Manufacturing Electrical Engineering Co-op position, you will work with the Avionics Integrated Production Teams in the Cedar Rapids, IA facility. This position is for an Electrical Engineering student interested in learning engineering principles used in manufacturing. If selected, you will work side by side with our Manufacturing Electrical Engineers, Production floor technicians/operators, & Manufacturing support/engineering staff, to resolve test flow, product, and quality issues associated with state-of-the-art manufacturing testing techniques. What sets our team apart is their ability and dedication to engage and help our students learn, grow, & develop themselves such that they do not feel like students but rather a direct part of the team.

Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run May/June- December (including the Fall semester; it is expected students will take a semester off from coursework to fully engage with this working mentorship opportunity).

What You Will Do:

• Directly work with our manufacturing production floor employees including test technicians, operators, inspectors, and quality to solve day to day issue as well as proactively working longer term projects to eliminate reoccurring issues.

• Involved in analyzing test failures for root causes and corrective actions, partnering with our onsite advanced & industry leading component evaluation lab. 
• Assist in developing and preparing test and diagnostic programs to aid in the troubleshooting of test failures.
• Help our Electrical Engineers and Test Technicians in conducting studies pertaining to product and test systems issues.

What You Will

• Working side by side with our Manufacturing Electrical Engineers (and other engineering functions), you will gain firsthand electrical engineering experiences and learn broad aspects of engineering in a manufacturing test environment. 
• Gain the ability and know how to troubleshoot and resolve a variety of manufacturing and manufacturing test issues including test systems, product issues, and piece part vendor quality issues. 
• You will develop and strengthen your ability to both work independently and work with cross functional teams through various day to day task and projects.
• Learn critical time management and prioritization skills necessary to be effective in the engineering field.
• Learn about planning the sequence of operations for procedures, manufacturing documents, standard work, and product routings.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

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Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

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