Software Engineering Co-Op (Summer/Fall 2026) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-28

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:

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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.  

This position is for a motivated Electrical or Computer engineering candidate within the Product Enabling Technologies team. This individual will be involved in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of embedded software that supports a wide variety of high-performance applications. These applications are utilized in communications and information assurance products across Mission Systems. 

Immerse yourself in a full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, that will run 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:

• Design, develop and continuously enhance our customized Linux OS ecosystem and maintain ownership over areas such as build toolchain, kernel, root filesystem, bootloader, device drivers, and board support package (BSP) for a wide variety of hardware boards. 

• Contribute to the design, coding, testing, delivery and ongoing support for embedded Linux software systems. 

• Participate in root cause analysis and resolution of complex hardware-software issues. 

• Prepare software builds for execution in a simulation environment, reference platforms and on the target hardware. Understand and utilize the appropriate Collins Aerospace processes and tools during product development, resulting in increased product quality and improving customer satisfaction. 

What You Will Learn: 

• You will work with an experienced team to learn best practices and Collins’ engineering processes for implementing world class embedded solutions. 

• You will get to work with cutting edge technologies developed both in house and by external vendors. 

• You will learn how embedded Linux and low-level software are used to implement solutions utilized in communications, security, and space-based products. 

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.  

• 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 

 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience as a command line user of Linux 

• Experience with embedded C/C++ 

• Experience with scripting languages (Bash and Python) ​

• Experience with board bring-up and target hardware integration 

• Experience with debugging and root cause investigations using hardware schematics and tools such as logic analyzer and Wireshark 

• Experience with version control systems such as GIT and SVN