Systems Engineering Spring 2027 Co-op

About the Role

• Co-op role in Systems Engineering within Strategic Defense Solutions (SDS) at Collins Aerospace.
• Opportunity to work on mission-critical communication solutions supporting national defense.
• Based in Richardson, TX, this is an onsite position.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform in a cross-functional agile team.
• Work in close coordination with a mentor using Collins Aerospace engineering processes.
• Creation, decomposition, and tracing of requirements for communication systems on military platforms (air and ground).
• Utilize a model-based systems engineering application to create logical and physical design diagrams.
• Perform integration and testing for communication solutions.
• Support future bids and proposals.

What You Will Learn

• Gain technical experience, mentorship, and exposure to influential individuals within Mission Systems.
• Acquire experience in roles such as Model Based System Engineering.
• Collaborate with systems engineering experts, security and crypto certification specialists, and the SAOC engineering team.
• Learn to deliver security-hardened products using next-generation systems engineering tools and processes.
• Opportunity to practice the latest modeling tools and next-generation systems engineering processes.
• Gain knowledge in security-hardened products and exposure to various business and products.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Security Clearance: Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Clearance: Secret. U.S. citizenship is required. Security clearance required prior to start date and existing on day 1.
• Technical Tools: Experience with a model-based systems engineering application such as Magic Draw Cameo, Enterprise Architect, or similar resources using SysML.
• Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile environment and being part of highly integrated Agile teams.
• Collaboration: Experience working closely with multiple engineering development teams (SW, HW, Cyber, or Sys).

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Must be actively enrolled through the completion of the co-op session.
• Must have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the co-op session.
• Experience in systems engineering, including capturing customer requirements, operations concept development, or deriving and tracing system and sub-system requirements.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts and tools.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Familiarity with RTX systems, processes, and tools.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence).