Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)(Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-21

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.  

We are seeking a highly motivated student engineer to join the mechanical engineering design team within Mission Systems Command Control Communication Cybersecurity Intelligance and Autonomy (C4IA) Products Engineering.  This position offers the opportunity to expand the student's knowledge and skills of all phases of mechanical packaging of electronics design and development for communication and data link products used in ground, shipboard and airborne applications.  This position not only supports design engineers, but also plays a key role in supporting factory, field, and customer related issues.   

  

What You Will Do:

• Creation and modification of mechanical design artifacts (models, drawings) 

• Support prototype build and verification and pre-qualification testing within a cross functional team 

• Design and analysis tasks include enclosure structural design with thermal, vibration, other environmental considerations 

• Perform tolerance analysis in support of design development 

• Support circuit card layout 

• Follow all appropriate design, safety, and qualification standards in development program 

• Ability to effectively communicate in a professional manner and produce detailed, clear and concise technical documentation 

 
Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance ​
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required ​

  

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Mechanical Engineer Degree preferred.

• Experience with Unigraphics NX or similar CAD tools 

• Exposure to and/or working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) 

• Experience with mechanical fabrication methods 

• Ability to utilize engineering drawings and follow written/verbal instructions 

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, missio