Why This Internship
As an intern with Textron, you’ll gain hands-on experience while exploring your interests and building new skills. You’ll be supported and challenged to contribute in meaningful ways – working on real projects alongside experienced professionals to prepare for future success.
Who We Are
Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming Engines and ATAC. These segments offer specialized products and services that fall into several capability areas: Air; Land; Sea; Propulsion; Weapon Systems; Electronic Systems; and Test, Training & Simulation. We tap into these capabilities to deliver exceptional solutions, including product development and manufacturing, training, operations and support.
All efforts are backed by the strength of our parent company — Textron Inc. — which includes prominent brands such as Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft. Drawing from our diverse teams of experts and harnessing the unlimited power of teamwork, we put tomorrow’s technology in the world’s hands today.
Learn more about our products and history at TextronSystems.com.
About This Role
In this role, you will be responsible for:
The Ground Robotics and Ground Vehicles teams within Land Systems, Hunt Valley are seeking Software Engineering interns to join our team for the summer! We want engineers who have the passion to apply a diverse set of technologies and skills to create indispensable solutions. Work is conducted on research and development initiatives that enable our land products and programs. Our interns are integral members of our inter-disciplinary engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for:
Tasks related to the full software development life cycle including design, development, build, integration, test, and delivery.
Working within a medium size software development team on tasks related to military vehicle system development
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/CIS/MIS or a related field
Experience with hardware and software integration is preferred but not required
Experience with standard communications protocols (TCP, UDP, CAN, Serial) preferred but not required
Experience with software management tools such as Mercurial, Git, Jira preferred but not required
Experience with Linux and Windows development environments preferred
Ability to work 40 hours/week (This schedule is on a combination 5/8, 4/10, with every other Friday off!)
This position requires an individual to be a U.S citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.
Why You’ll Love Interning at Textron
This internship is more than a summer experience — offering mentorship, training, and meaningful, hands-on work that helps you build confidence, develop new skills, and take real steps toward your career goals.
Our benefits include:
Paid, full-time 10-week summer internship with a prepaid stipend
Mentorship, training, and development opportunities
Real project work and hands-on experience
Service time credited toward 401(k) vesting upon full-time employment
Alternative work schedules at select locations
About Textron
Textron is a global Fortune 500 company with a diverse portfolio of industry leading brands, including Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. We foster a culture where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and innovation drives real-world solutions.
Join Textron and build a career where your work makes an impact, your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.
