Software Engineering Co-op (Summer/Fall 2024) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-07-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Looking for an exciting opportunity to learn more about the Aerospace industry while finishing your degree? Consider joining us here at Collins Aerospace, where we’re working side-by-side with customers to unleash the exciting possibilities we see before us. With a comprehensive portfolio, extensive capabilities and broad expertise, we’re crafting intelligent solutions to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market – all representing the best in innovation and technology for the industries we serve across commercial, business, space, and military & defense aviation.

Partner with our dedicated people leaders to experience meaningful work aligned with your university curriculum, powerful exposure to leadership at all levels, tailored career growth, and more! At Collins, we’re redefining aerospace and we’re just getting started. Come soar with us.

Business Overview:

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our Avionics team advances flight deck solutions, airborne communications, vision systems, sensors and fire protection for commercial and military customers around the world. That means we’re helping people reach their destination safely and keeping pilots, passengers, flight crews, airlines, airports and military personnel connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team today. 

Position Overview:

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Software Engineering Co-op, for our Air Transport and Business and Regional Avionics Platform Software team located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This organization is responsible for developing and supporting real-time embedded software for numerous processing platforms used in our commercial airline avionics products and cockpit display systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineering Co-op at Collins Aerospace you will support the development of flight critical embedded software for commercial aviation applications. The platform software team develops and maintains low level functions, such as boot, kernel, device drivers, libraries, and data input/output routing applications. You will be a member of the engineering team responsible for the design, development, verification, and certification of real-time embedded software. The Software Engineering Co-op shall be responsible for requirements, software code, analysis, and verification testing. The candidate will get hands-on experience in the engineering lab and work with a team of engineers all working toward the same goal of delivering a high-quality software product on time.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• C / C++ programming experience, Python Experience

• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems

• Experience in writing software requirements, software design and implementation, functional and integration testing, writing test cases and test procedures, and software delivery support.

• Defense or Aerospace industry experience is preferred.

• Strong contributor to a positive work environment that focuses on solutions

• Energetic and proactive self-starter that builds sound, collaborative relationships

• Strong presentation skills

• Critical/strategic thinking ability

• Innovative

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills

• Ability to work independently

• Results-oriented

• Strong analytical skills coupled with the ability to develop strategy

• Proven leadership ability, initiative, and individuals that are self-motivated

• Champion of change and vision

• Ability to make sound ethical decisions that drive results

• Customer focus

• Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: 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.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Must be a commutable distance to Cedar Rapids, IA to work an on-site schedule.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all https://U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

•  Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the https://U.S.)
•  Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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