2027 Intern - Software Engineer (Crewed Land) - Slidell, LA

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.

About This Role

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.

• 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