Summer 2026: Cyber/EW Research Engineer Intern (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-11-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD720: 9861 Broken Land Pkwy Columbia 9861 Broken Land Parkway Suite 400, Columbia, MD, 21046 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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies (BBN) has solved challenging problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. BBN’s Network & Cyber Technologies (NCT) team leverages computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, and physics to tackle customer challenges in electromagnetic warfare (EW), communications, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, networking, and RF domains for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. BBN is looking for creative, entrepreneurial, and highly motivated scientists, engineers, and developers who want to create, contribute to, and grow cutting-edge research projects for offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.

What you will do:

• Join a team that is defending and testing computer systems and networks.

• Develop next-generation Cyber and EW capabilities

• Analyze computers, networks, and signals to understand how they work and how to break them

• Reverse engineer software, malware, and system architectures.

• Learn strategies for both free form thinking and disciplined application.

• Hone your oral and written presentation skills.

• Work with extraordinarily skilled team members, from project leadership to fellow interns.

What you will gain:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D

• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research

• A diverse and technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor, listen, and help you refine our vision and strategy

• Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support

• Access, through RTX, to opportunities that help transition capabilities and ultimately see it fielded

• Our interns are eligible for paid time off, as well as our retirement plan.

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 such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

• Availability to work 40 hours per week during summer 2026 onsite in Columbia, Maryland.

• 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.

• Classroom and/or prior internship experience with C, C++, and / or Python.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with reverse engineering using tools such as IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja.

• Knowledge of security fundamentals (cryptography, confidentiality/integrity/availability, etc.).

• Experience with signal processing fundamentals.

• Experience in a Linux environment.

Work Location: 

This is an on-site role. Eligible candidates must reside or relocate within commuting distance of Columbia, Maryland.  
 

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 42,000 USD - 88,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when exte