Ground Robotics Software Engineer Intern

Textron Inc.; Slidell (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Systems in Slidell, LA, is offering a 2027 intern role for software engineers to work on Ground Robotics and Ground Vehicles projects. You’ll contribute across design, implementation, testing, and integration in a collaborative team environment during a 10-week summer program.

The internship emphasizes hands-on learning, mentorship, and real project work to build practical skills for a career in defense technology. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in CS/CE/CIS/MIS or related field.
• Experience with hardware and software integration preferred but not required.
• Experience with TCP/UDP/CAN/Serial protocols preferred but not required.
• Experience with Mercurial, Git, Jira tools preferred but not required.
• Experience with Linux and Windows development environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Tasks related to the full software development life cycle including design, development, build, integration, test, and delivery.
• Working within a medium size software development team on tasks related to military vehicle system development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/CIS/MIS or related field

Tools

Mercurial

Git

Jira

Linux

Windows

CAN/Serial

Job description

Textron Systems in Slidell, LA, is offering a 2027 intern role for software engineers to work on Ground Robotics and Ground Vehicles projects. You’ll contribute across design, implementation, testing, and integration in a collaborative team environment during a 10-week summer program.

The internship emphasizes hands-on learning, mentorship, and real project work to build practical skills for a career in defense technology. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required.