About the role#
Pratt & Whitney is hiring a Systems Engineering Intern to join our Platform Systems Engineering team. This is a full-time, paid internship based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. You will work on-site as part of a team supporting major aerospace programs.
What you'll do#
- Contribute to the Platform Systems Engineering team.
- Assist with integration and verification tasks.
- Provide subsystem support for the Remote Vision System 2.0 program.
- Support integration and verification efforts for the Pegasus Extension program.
What you'll need#
- You must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering.
- You must be actively enrolled in your degree program through the end of the internship.
- U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
Location & details#
- This role is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- The position is strictly on-site.
- This is a rolling internship term.
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt and Whitney operates as a business unit of RTX. The company manufactures propulsion systems and auxiliary power units for aircraft. It maintains its headquarters in East Hartford, Connecticut. The organization employs over 30,000 people.
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