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Internship
Hardware
Head-up Guidance Systems Engineering Co-op (Spring/Summer 2027) - Onsite
RTX
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Wilsonville, OR
- Posted
- Sep 25
Date Posted:
2026-09-28 Country:
United States of America Location:
US-OR-WILSONVILLE-596 ~ 27500 SW Parkway Ave ~ BLDG 596 Position Role Type:
Hybrid U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
Job Description
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 you…
What you'd do
- Opportunity available in the Portland, Oregon metro area for a talented, motivated Systems Engineering Co-op student to design, develop, and test a variety of products including Head-Up Guidance Systems, Enhanced Vision Systems, and innovative new display products geared toward the military, air transport and corporate jet markets.
- With an emphasis on product quality, we are developing systems which bring improved value to the flight deck through enhanced situational awareness, lower operating minima, and added safety benefits.
- From being the Head-Up Display provider for the Boeing Dreamliner to the Head-Up Display provider for the Business Jets, Collins Aerospace continues to build trust every day.
- Our Systems Engineering team is responsible for head-up guidance, enhanced vision system requirement definition, including the definition of interfaces with other aircraft systems, the definition of desired functionality (including display formats and behaviors), and the verification and validation of the correct implementation of these defined characteristics, as well as LRU system definition and qualification.
- Systems Engineering is also involved in the system certification primarily with FAA, EASA and Transport Canada.
- How to conduct technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and other analyses.
- How to identify possible problems presented in applicable projects that may cause a delay or exceed budget. Contributes to finding appropriate solutions.
- How to perform analysis at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
- How to perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
- How to manage configuration process, performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
What they want
- Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Knowledge of aircraft or electronic systems
- Avionics Experience Preferred, Private Pilot License
- Experience with systems engineering development processes
- Knowledge of ARP4754A
- Basic knowledge of DO-178B/C, DO-254, and DO-160G
What you get
- 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
- Starts
- 2026-09-24