Software Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027)

About the Role

• Full-time, Monday-Friday co-op session, running January-August.
• This is a working mentorship opportunity where students are expected to take a semester off from coursework.
• Seeking a Spring/Summer Co-op for the Avionics Software Tools team based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• The Avionics Software Tools team is responsible for Avionics Function tools and Integrated Modular Architecture systems tools.
• This role will drive solutions for DO-330 qualified tools, simulation, and infrastructure tools for multiple avionics applications.
• The team supports Collins Avionics Commercial and Military platforms.
• The team builds cloud and desktop environments for dev ops pipelines, desktop deployments, and external customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform in a cross-functional engineering team.
• Work in close coordination with a mentor using Collins Aerospace engineering processes.
• Develop tools used in Avionics for software development in a Dev Ops environment.

What You Will Learn

• How software tools are developed, deployed, and used in Avionics for certification of airborne software and aircraft systems.
• How to work in a multidisciplinary team delivering solutions used by Collins engineers to produce Avionics products.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Windows 11 experience, and familiarity with operating and using software on PCs.
• Programming in C / C++ / C# / Java / Python.
• DO-330 qualified tools.
• Dev Ops environment.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• Must have a minimum of 90 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Object-oriented programming experience.
• Familiarity with software containers.
• Familiarity with automated testing of software, through unit tests, functional testing and/or high-level test.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts and CI/CD practices.
• Tools commonly used in pipelines such as Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Grafana, Artifactory, Jenkins, etc.
• Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Additional Information

• This is an Onsite role.
• Salary Range: 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD.
• This role requires a U.S. Person.