Paid Summer Software Engineer Intern – Ground Robotics

Textron; Slidell (LA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Prepaid stipend

Job summary

Textron Systems invites you to join our Ground Robotics and Ground Vehicles teams in Slidell, LA for a 2027 Software Engineer intern role. You will contribute to real projects across the full software development life cycle, collaborating with an inter-disciplinary team on military vehicle system development.

This paid 10-week summer internship offers mentorship, hands-on engineering experience, and exposure to hardware-software integration, Linux/Windows environments, and industry-standard

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering /CIS/MIS or a related field
• Experience with hardware and software integration is preferred but not required
• Experience with standard communications protocols (TCP, UDP, CAN, Serial) preferred but not required
• Experience with software management tools such as Mercurial, Git, Jira preferred but not required
• Experience with Linux and Windows development environments preferred
• Ability to work 40 hours/week (This schedule is on a combination 5/8, 4/10, with every other Friday off!)
• This position requires an individual to be a U.S citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

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

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Linux development

Windows development

CAN protocol

TCP/UDP/Serial

Mercurial/Git/Jira

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE/CIS/MIS or related field

Tools

Mercurial

Git

Jira

Job description

Textron Systems invites you to join our Ground Robotics and Ground Vehicles teams in Slidell, LA for a 2027 Software Engineer intern role. You will contribute to real projects across the full software development life cycle, collaborating with an inter-disciplinary team on military vehicle system development.

This paid 10-week summer internship offers mentorship, hands-on engineering experience, and exposure to hardware-software integration, Linux/Windows environments, and industry-standard