Advanced Tanker Software Engineering Co-Op (Spring/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:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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The Collins Aerospace Avionics Advanced Tanker Department is looking for talented student engineers.  This exciting opportunity will allow you to gain experience and skills related to software development, test, implementation and integration activities.  You will work in the department assisting in the design and development of platform software (operating systems, device drivers, board support packages, supporting tools) to support common computing platforms that are in processing and display applications in aircraft all over the world.  

  

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

What You Will Do:   

• Assists in conducting engineering processes and standard work, including verification and qualification procedures.  

• Creates, compiles and consolidates testing on diagnostic systems containing logical and mathematical solutions.   

• Assists in conducting disciplinary research on one or more stages of the equipment design phase to develop design options and recommendations.  

• Learns hardware and software standards and ensures work product adheres to these standards and business objectives of the organization are met.   

What You Will Learn:

• You will learn technologies we count on to maintain world leadership in avionics.

• You will see how our software and hardware come together to form the product.

• You will learn phases of the software product life cycle and utilize the software engineering processes we use to produce high quality products.

• You will learn why people enjoy and fe