RF Systems Engineer Intern: Aerospace Radar & Modeling

RTX (Raytheon); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a highly motivated student engineer to join our aerospace RF team in El Segundo, CA, for a hands-on opportunity to work with experienced engineers across the full product lifecycle.

You will help define system architectures, develop and verify requirements, and support integration, testing, and flight activities while gaining practical experience with tools like MATLAB, Python, C++, and DOORS. Security clearances apply.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Advanced degree in STEM and enrolled through the internship/co-op session.
• Minimum 30 hours of credit by the start of the internship/co-op session.
• Experience with RF fundamentals: link budget, modulation, noise figure, gain, bandwidth, filtering or wave propagation.
• Experience with RF test equipment through coursework, internships, or lab work.
• Experience using MATLAB for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture and develop requirements across the full product lifecycle.
• Support development, analysis, documentation, and verification of system requirements using DOORS.
• Generate system CONOPS and system architectures.
• Assist with radar mode requirement development and system performance assessments.
• Conduct modeling, simulation, and data analysis using MATLAB, Python, and C++.
• Participate in hardware/software integration, troubleshooting, and hands-on lab testing.
• Support verification, validation, flight test, production, and post-deployment activities.
• Perform trade studies, functional/physical analyses, and MBSE-based system design.
• Prepare and present technical reports, findings, and briefings to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

RF fundamentals

C++ programming

Python scripting

MATLAB data analysis

System-level thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Advanced degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

RTX is seeking a highly motivated student engineer to join our aerospace RF team in El Segundo, CA, for a hands-on opportunity to work with experienced engineers across the full product lifecycle.

You will help define system architectures, develop and verify requirements, and support integration, testing, and flight activities while gaining practical experience with tools like MATLAB, Python, C++, and DOORS. Security clearances apply.