EW Electrical Engineer Intern

Overview

Interested in aerospace and defense? RTX internships, co-ops and full-time careers offer a strong base for working on complex problems, building your skills and helping create a safer, more connected world.

The Hardware Engineering Center (HWEC) at Raytheon designs and develops electronics and test equipment for RF and EW sensors. HWEC supports engineering, technology development and manufacturing for a wide range of airborne and ground-based systems.

Raytheon is looking for motivated Electrical Engineering Interns to work on Electronic Warfare (EW) and electronics product development for defense applications. The positions are based in Goleta, California. EW engineering offers technical challenges for graduating entry level engineers, with mentors who are experts in their fields, working alongside peers and engineers from other disciplines in a collaborative design and laboratory setting.

What You Will Do

• Simulate, implement and debug firmware using VHDL and Verilog.
• Perform circuit analysis, circuit simulation and maintain design documentation.
• Support hardware troubleshooting for test and verification.
• Test analog, digital and RF components and modules.
• Support development of Special Test Equipment (STE) for electronics testing.
• Perform testing on prototype hardware.
• Work with test technicians, suppliers, program managers, engineers and internal and external customers.

What You Will Learn

• Gain experience developing and testing with VHDL and Verilog.
• See how classroom skills apply to real world embedded design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with basic lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and signal generators.
• Experience using engineering tools such as Vivado and Quartus for VHDL and Verilog design.

What We Offer

• Values guiding our work: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation.
• Relocation eligibility.

A U.S. government security clearance (active and transferable, DoD Secret) is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required.

Hired applicants may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave, paid time off and holidays, depending on the business unit and collective-bargaining status. Annual incentive programs may also apply, and payments are not guaranteed.

This role is U.S.-based. RTX may shorten or extend the application window based on candidate flow and business needs.