Automation & Smart Factory Co-op — Aerospace Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

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

Holidays

Job summary

RTX in Cedar Rapids, IA offers an internship/coop in mechanical and manufacturing engineering focused on automation, data acquisition, and smart factory initiatives. You will work with cross‑functional teams on real projects, apply IIoT technologies, and learn Collins Management and Quality Systems while developing hands‑on engineering skills on the shop floor.

You will gain experience with data analytics, dashboard creation, and manufacturing process improvements in an aerospace context.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Engineering principles

Microsoft Office

Lean principles

Presentation delivery

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

Ignition

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Ladder Logic

cDAQ

PLC

Education

Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems, or Manufacturing Engineering

Minimum 30 credit hours completed before start

Tools

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

Ignition

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Ladder Logic

cDAQ

PLC

Job description

RTX in Cedar Rapids, IA offers an internship/coop in mechanical and manufacturing engineering focused on automation, data acquisition, and smart factory initiatives. You will work with cross‑functional teams on real projects, apply IIoT technologies, and learn Collins Management and Quality Systems while developing hands‑on engineering skills on the shop floor.

You will gain experience with data analytics, dashboard creation, and manufacturing process improvements in an aerospace context.