AI & DSP Applied Research Intern — Aerospace

RTX; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Coop Intern Engineer to join Collins Aerospace's Applied Research & Technology team in Cedar Rapids. You will work on cutting-edge signal processing and AI solutions, bringing lab ideas into real field deployments.

You will frame problems, run experiments, and develop prototypes—software, simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop—supporting defense technology missions and rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• Experience planning and executing experiments or evaluations and using data to drive design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Frame problems and test hypotheses with teammates to demonstrate outcomes.
• Implement software or firmware AI algorithms / systems that pushes the edge of what is possible.
• Build and evolve prototypes—simulations, software, lab setups, and hardware-in-the-loop‑ supporting defense technology missions.
• Design and run experiments, analyze data and use the results to iterate fast on concepts, models, and implementations.
• Support integration, test, and demo events—lab, field, or flight—to show capability, collect feedback, and refine designs.
• Contribute to proposals, white papers, and technical briefings that shape future research and development.

Skills

Experimentation planning

Data-driven decision making

Team collaboration

Education

Advanced degree candidate in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Enrolled through internship/co-op term

Job description

RTX is seeking a Coop Intern Engineer to join Collins Aerospace's Applied Research & Technology team in Cedar Rapids. You will work on cutting-edge signal processing and AI solutions, bringing lab ideas into real field deployments.

You will frame problems, run experiments, and develop prototypes—software, simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop—supporting defense technology missions and rapid iteration.