Service Engineering Co - op (summer & Fall 2026)(onsite)

Internship Opportunity At Collins Aerospace

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 Collins Aerospace, 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 Collins Aerospace.

Ready to kickstart your career and make an impact? We're looking for a passionate student for our Summer (June start) and Fall (early to mid-December end) Co-op to join our team in Rockford, IL! You would need to take the fall 2026 semester off. In this exciting role, you'll help design and develop innovative system architecture for engine control systems. Working alongside a talented team, you'll define and manage system components using physics-based models, ensuring designs meet customer needs. You'll also create functional schematics, layouts, and component details, and support design tests while analyzing results. If you're eager to learn, collaborate, and contribute to groundbreaking engine control systems, this is the perfect opportunity for you! This is onsite, in Rockford, IL. This role may be eligible for relocation.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate in a team environment to design functional system architecture, defining major components and subsystems using physics-based models.
• Develop detailed functional schematics, concept layouts, sketches, and preliminary component details.
• Develop, manage, and communicate system requirements to the integrated product team.
• Investigate design factors and conduct trade studies to identify optimal solutions to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
• Support testing for systems, subsystems, and components and will support design verification and certification tests, post-process and analyze test results in relation to design specifications and objectives.

What You Will Learn:

• Develop, manage, and communicate system requirements for engine system components.
• Perform system analysis on pumps, valves, and actuators using code-based modeling tools.
• Learn how a design progresses through the development process from initial concept to fielded hardware.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Coding (MATLAB, Modelica, Python, or similar) experience.
• Strong communication skills.

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems, or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

Collins Aerospace, a RTX 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.

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.

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.

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.