Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

RTX (Raytheon); State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligible

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) invites students to join the Raytheon Fellowship Program in Summer 2027 as software developers and integrators on a dynamic team. The role emphasizes development, integration, and verification of hardware/software platforms.

Eligible students are sophomores or juniors (or seniors pursuing a master's) with coursework in CS/CE/SE and a path to a U.S. security clearance. Signing bonuses potential exist and a pathway to full-time employment is outlined.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 30 credit hours by internship start date.
• Programming experience in Java in Unix/Linux environment.
• Familiarity with agile development and version control systems (GIT).

Responsibilities

• Develop software and integrate components within a development team.
• Integrate a variety of applications and ensure performance and stability.
• Develop software to enable inter-component communication and testing.
• Write unit tests, participate in code reviews and design reviews.

Skills

Java

Unix/Linux

Agile

Python

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Maven

GitLab

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-17

Country: United States of America

Location: US-PA-STATE COLLEGE-5A ~ 302 Science Park Rd ~ BLDG 5A

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI without Polygraph

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

What You Will Do:

Bring your talent and skills to Raytheon Software Engineering team! The selected candidate will intern with Raytheon during summer 2027 as part of the Raytheon Fellowship Program.

About the Raytheon Fellowship Program:

Seeking students in their sophomore or junior year or seniors if pursuing a master's.

Upon program acceptance, participants will be submitted for a national security clearance.

Participants may be eligible to receive a $10,000 signing bonus, and an additional $10,000 signing bonus upon converting to full-time employee status post-graduation (payable within 60 days of employment and subject to all applicable withholdings).

Participants will sign an offer agreement, committing to remain with Raytheon for a minimum of two years after becoming a full-time employee.

As an employee you will have opportunities to grow your career beyond software if you choose. Former Software employees are now Vice Presidents of various Raytheon Businesses. We also have dozens of Engineering Fellows recognized throughout industry as the subject matter experts in their fields. Raytheon is seeking people looking to join Raytheon not just to have a job, but a fulfilling career.

Work as a software developer and integrator as part of a development team which utilizes a dynamic workforce, including many experts in their fields.

Specific duties include:

• Responsible for performing development, integration, test and documentation duties to ensure proper operation of hardware and software platforms.


• Integrate a wide variety of applications from various sources, integrate and ensure they meet performance standards for stability and utilization


• Develop software as necessary to integrate between components, perform new capabilities, to facilitate testing, etc.


• Adhere to accepted standards for development, including writing unit tests which provide a high percentage of code overage, participating in code peer reviews, conducting design reviews, and generating test plans to ensure maximum stability and quality of code

Qualifications You Must Have

• This position is for an intern who is enrolled in a Bachelor's (or higher) degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field and will be at minimum Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Post Grad year by summer 2027.


• Must have a minimum of 30 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.


• Software development experience with Java in a Unix/Linux environment


• Familiarity with agile development and version control systems such as GIT

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python


• Familiarity with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins or Maven or GITLAB


• Experience or familiarity with Agile development practices

Eligibility Requirements

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required.


• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Relocation Eligible

#RaytheonSpace

Additional Notes

Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

The salary range for this role is 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibil