Firmware Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-09-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA802: Marlborough, MA Building 1 1001 Boston Post Road Building 1, Marlborough, MA, 01752 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:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a world leader in advanced communication systems and is responsible for providing products to all branches of the US military. The Protected Communications Systems Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a motivated and driven Firmware Engineering Intern to join our team at the Marlborough, MA location.

 
As a Firmware Engineering Intern, you will be a member of an Integrated Program Team (IPT) creating solutions using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), System on Chip (SOC), and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs).

What You Will Do: 

• Register Transaction Level (RTL) design of components used in configurable logic devices

• Testbench development and simulation using Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)

• Generation and updates of engineering documentation

• Constraint creation for FPGAs, SoCs, and CPLDs

• Document and code reviews

• Test and Evaluation of product hardware and evaluation boards using lab equipment

What You Will Learn:

• Firmware and hardware engineering tools and processes

• Best practices for configurable logic design

• Design validation and test methods

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

• 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:

• Coursework, projects, or experience with FPGAs, VHDL, and SystemVerilog

• Technical experience through prior internships

• Programming experience with C, MATLAB, and scripting languages

• Prior leadership experience

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Products

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Self-motivated and demonstrates history of working well in a team environment

• Strong interest in the firmware design process

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 in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.