Systems Engineering Coop - Spring/Summer- Onsite

Prattwhitney; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX’s Collins Aerospace division is seeking an engineering intern/co-op in Jamestown, ND to support the development and testing of cargo system hardware and software. You will work with engineers on mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic subsystems, helping translate customer needs into concrete hardware and software specifications.

You will gain exposure to systems engineering processes, participate in requirements decomposition, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, or related fields and enrolled through internship.
• Must have at least 60 credit hours by start of internship.
• Experience may be gained through coursework, projects, or on-the-job experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist development of aircraft mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic systems integration and test.
• Contribute to requirements decomposition and traceability for cargo systems.
• Support documentation review and testing of engineering releases.
• Collaborate with HW/SW designers, test engineers, and production teams.
• Provide status updates on testing progress and findings.

Skills

Systems engineering

Engineering teamwork

Software programming

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, computer science, or math/physics

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-17 Country: United States of America Location: US-ND-JAMESTOWN-P1 ~ 2604 Highway 20 N ~ PLANT 1 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

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

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

A co-op in this position will work closely with engineers supporting the development of aircraft mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic systems integration and test, communication, networking & computing or requirements decomposition and traceability for Cargo systems.

You will get to work with a variety of engineers from across the world to bring to life a cargo system.

• Technical trade studies.
• Requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Documentation review and update.
• Testing of recent engineering releases.
• Analysis & documentation of problem trouble reports found during testing.
• Providing written and verbal status of testing progress to the concurrent engineering team and providing suggestions for problem trouble report resolution.

Work cross functionally with Customer Teams, HW & SW Designers, Test Engineers & Technicians, Supply Chain, Production & Quality, Field Service Engineers, FAA and Airline Customers and OEMs.

What You Will Learn

• Fundamentals of systems engineering for aviation programs
• Engineering development processes

Qualifications You Must Have

• Must be pursuing Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, computer science, industrial systems (specifically human factors), and/or Math/Physics and actively enrolled through the completion of the internship/co-op session.
• Must have a minimum of 60 hours of credit by the start of the internship / co-op session.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Prior engineering co-op or internship experience
• Working knowledge of Systems engineering, MATLAB and Simulink or equivalent systems modeling software
• Software programming experience