The board
RTX- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Posted
- Sep 24
Date Posted:
2026-09-24 Country:
United States of America Location:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-105 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 105 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
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.
What you'd do
- Taking ownership of project tasks and managing time and resources to meet goals and milestones.
- Planning and implementing automation capital projects.
- Researching, evaluating, and testing new technologies to improve quality and productivity on the shop floor.
- Providing engineering guidance to optimize equipment use and manufacturing techniques.
- Integrating automation solutions into factory systems and improving production processes.
- Implementing Smart Factory technologies and adding digital data acquisition to legacy test equipment.
- Analyzing manufacturing data and creating dashboards to display metrics for operations teams.
- Solving real-world aerospace engineering challenges with cross-functional teams.
- Applying Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) technologies to optimize manufacturing.
- Collins Management and Quality Systems.
What they want
- Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems, or Manufacturing Engineering through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
- Earned a minimum of 30 credit hours prior to the start of the internship/co-op session.
- Solid understanding of engineering principles.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, Lean principles, and concepts.
- Experience delivering presentations and using design software such as SolidWorks or Siemens NX.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Certifications in robotics (e.g., ABB, Fanuc), LabVIEW, and/or PLCs.
- Knowledge of control systems and coding (e.g., Ignition, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Ladder Logic).
- Experience with data acquisition equipment and controllers (e.g., cDAQ, PLC).
- Ability to analyze test data and design testing processes, including verifying measurement systems and performing gage R&R.
- Starts
- 2026-09-24