Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Date Posted:

2025-08-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 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.  

Are you an inventive, forward-thinking Electrical Engineering student with unique architecture and design ideas?  Are you self-motivated and willing to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a dynamic development team?  If so, this internship is for you!  Collins Aerospace is currently seeking Electrical Engineering interns to support the design and development of a FIPS 140 security compatible hardware solution. This opportunity will allow you to explore and innovate in an agile development environment, participating in all development lifecycle activities. 

What You Will Do:

• Capture and decompose requirements into a system, hardware, and software level architecture models.

• Develop an integrated software and VHDL solution on a commercially available MPSoC circuit card assembly for an approach implementing approved algorithms that meet FIPS 140-3 requirements.

• Develop hardware and software integration test procedures.

• Develop hardware and software user documentation.

What You Will Learn:

• Hardware and Software development in a Collins Aerospace environment

• Requirement decomposition and allocation

• Working knowledge of various FIPS publications

• Implementation utilizing open-source code and development for a rapid prototype

• Hardware/software embedded cryptography

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 in engineering lifecycle disciplines including design, implementation, and test

• Experience with Object Oriented design and embedded programming

• Concentration on cryptography algorithms

• Experience in FPGA development using VHDL

• Experience with basic cybersecurity and cryptography

• Concentration on cryptographic algorithms

• Experience with embedded microprocessor architectures

• Hardware and software requirements capture and decomposition

• Sharp analytical skills with strong attention to detail

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.

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

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of o