Platform Systems Engineering Co-Op

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.

What You Will Do

The Rotary Wing Cargo Systems team within Collins Aerospace is seeking a student to join us as a Platform Systems Engineering Co-op for Spring/Summer 2027. Our team is responsible for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter flight deck for the US Army (CTES) customer. The selected engineer will come on board as a member of our platform systems engineering team and participate in avionics engineering tasks associated with the design, development, integration, and test of platform and software applications.

• Learn requirements capture and peer review for CH-47F cockpit avionics for the CTES program.
• Participate in decomposing and allocating requirements to appropriate domains within Collins Aerospace.
• Support the creation of test procedures to verify requirements.
• Participate in on-site execution of requirements-based testing, robustness and Ad-Hoc testing in a lab environment (schedule flexibility is necessary during formal test phases).
• Collaborate within an Agile-based development team of professional engineers.

What You Will Learn

• The full experience of platform systems engineering activities from initial requirements capture all the way to supporting fielded products.
• How to be successful in an Agile development environment.
• Effective use of systems engineering tools such as DOORs, JIRA, JAMA, and the ALM tools suite.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Student must be pursuing a Bachelors or advanced degree in Engineering or STEM major and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Basic experience with DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, and ALM tool suite
• Basic experience working within an aerospace related engineering development environment
• Basic experience or knowledge of engineering/technology requirements capture and configuration management tools
• Basic experience or an educational background covering requirements capture & definition, integration, verification & validation testing

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligibility

Please consider the following role type definition 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.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.