Systems Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Date Posted:

2026-09-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

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:

We have an exciting opportunity for a 2027 Intern in Systems Engineering, supporting one of our premier programs on the Aurora, CO Campus for Raytheon.  The Systems Engineering Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems activities within Raytheon, responsible for defining customer needs, functional and product architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, integration and test, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), system performance, and System Security Engineering (SSE).

Bring your talent and skills to Raytheon Software Engineering team! The selected candidate will intern with Raytheon during summer 2027 as part of the Raytheon Fellowship Program.

About the Raytheon Fellowship Program:

• This position is for an onsite role in Aurora, CO.

• Seeking students in their sophomore or junior year or seniors if pursuing a master’s.

• Upon program acceptance, participants will be submitted for a national security clearance.

• Participants may be eligible to receive a $10,000 signing bonus, and an additional $10,000 signing bonus upon converting to full-time employee status post-graduation (payable within 60 days of employment and subject to all applicable withholdings).

Participants will sign an offer agreement, committing to remain with Raytheon for a minimum of two years after becoming a full-time employee.

• As an employee you will have opportunities to grow your career beyond software if you choose. Former Software employees are now Vice Presidents of various Raytheon Businesses. We also have dozens of Engineering Fellows recognized throughout industry as the subject matter experts in their fields. Raytheon is seeking people looking to join Raytheon not just to have a job, but a fulfilling career.

• Work as a software developer and integrator as part of a development team which utilizes a dynamic workforce, including many experts in their fields. Specific duties include:

• Responsible for performing development, integration, test and documentation duties to ensure proper operation of hardware and software platforms.

• Integrate a wide variety of applications from various sources, integrate and ensure they meet performance standards for stability and utilization

• Develop software as necessary to integrate between components, perform new capabilities, to facilitate testing, etc.

• Adhere to accepted standards for development, including writing unit tests which provide a high percentage of code overage, participating in code peer reviews, conducting design reviews, and generating test plans to ensure maximum stability and quality of code

• Help analyze and define how the system works by creating use cases

• Support decomposition of requirements and system interfaces and help determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team

• Provide engineering support for the execution of a portion of the programs test program including test processes and baseline definition and test architecture design

• Support regression testing across deliverable releases to the program baseline

• Support and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance after the start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in an applicable discipline and actively ++enrolled through completion of the internship / co-op session.

• Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session. 

• Academic or internship experience that included hands-on testing of electronic equipment

• Exposure to troubleshooting technical issues in an academic or internship setting, or as part of a hobby

• Exposure to data analysis using tools such as MATLAB

• Experience using MS Office Suite tools

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Specific majors: Systems Engineering or related scientific or STEM discipline

• Experience with Windows and UNIX platform

• Experience with Perl, Python, VBA, and/or other scripting languages

• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite

• Previous internship experience

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 Eligible

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• 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.

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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.

The salary range for this role is 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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