Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-15

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

Systems engineering is all about collaboration. Collaboration with other systems engineers on your team, collaboration with other engineering disciplines throughout design and development, and collaboration with program leadership and customers.

As a Systems Engineer in the Data Links and Tactical Communications department, you will be part of a multi-functional team of engineers leading the development of our communications products supporting our military and their partners. 

We are looking for talented individuals that love to problem solve and have a desire to grow and gain exposure to new skills. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

What You Will Do:

• Work closely with a highly motivated and dedicated team of professionals supporting Datalinks product development efforts, helping to provide security enabled solutions to our channel facing partners. 

• Participate in the systems development lifecycle, including trade study execution, system design, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirement traceability, systems integration, verification testing and qualification. 

• Collaborate across many engineering disciplines to execute program milestones  

What You Will Learn:

• You will gain technical experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to established engineers within Mission Systems that will help advance your career. 

• You will obtain invaluable experience working with our radio subject matter experts in addition to security and crypto certification specialists, our customer base, and cross-functional integrated product team. 

• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field. We are growing, so can you! 

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 ​

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong Preference for current DoD Secret Clearance. 

• Familiarity with comm engineering architectures (e.g: general radio transceiver architectures/designs, basic radio functional component blocks, performance specifications and test methodologies) 

• Strong communication and leadership skills, experience presenting technical data 

• Experience with Python scripting, test automation 

Learn More and Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, a RTX 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.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

This position is eligible for relocation.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working