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Sophomore

May - July 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

Treated me like an employee, good engineering experience

What I wish was different

Location of work

Advice

Apply to every internship, you never know what you might get

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Systems Engineering Intern

May 2019 • Aurora, CO

What I liked

Co-workers, learning new coding and systems skills, and networking.

What I wish was different

More diverse look and focused touring to various other parts of the company, not just the business sector I was in.

Advice

Work hard and get you're work done early!

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Supply Chain Business Operations Intern

June - August 2019 • El Segundo, CA

What I liked

Incredible company with great opportunities available!! Pay and benefits a plus.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Student Tech-Senior

June - September 2019 • El Segundo, CA

What I liked

I saw my manager daily for him to answer my questions and give me direction. I also had access to multiple team members to ask them work and career related questions.

What I wish was different

I didn't experience this personally, but a lot of interns didn't have enough work to keep them consistently busy.

Advice

It's great to network in multiple departments once you start working in a big company because you're constantly meeting new people. If you don't like your specific team but you want to work at the company, other managers are willing to talk about if you would be a better fit in their section.

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IT Intern

June 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

Company culture, diversity of interns, intern events, coworkers, management

What I wish was different

Seeing projects through to the end

Advice

Always go to work with a good attitude, management and coworkers will notice and it opens doors to great opportunities.

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Software Engineering Intern

June 2019 • Annapolis Junction, MD

What I liked

The ease of transitioning from a class environment into a professional environment. Also, generally everyone working there cares about their job as well as their coworkers.

What I wish was different

Training to a greater degree might have been appreciated more. As it was, you are largely left to your own devices which some may prefer.

Advice

Do it and do it well.

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Tech Student Junior

May 2019 • El Segundo, CA

What I liked

Laid back environment

What I wish was different

Would like more pay and a larger housing stipend.

Advice

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Mechanical Engineer Intern

June 2018 • Marlborough, MA

What I liked

I worked with an awesome group of people that nurtured and cared for me.

What I wish was different

Advice

There is a lot to learn about rules and regulations when working with the government

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

Everyone was very nice and helpful to me as an intern, they were always willing to answer questions.

What I wish was different

Advice

The learning curve at the beginning is very steep because of all the special terminologies they use, but after the first month you won't even notice it anymore.

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Software Engineering Intern

June 2018 • Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

What I liked

I loved all the employees there. Everyone was willing to help when I was confused.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Financial Analyst

June - August 2018 • Portsmouth, RI

What I liked

Lots of involvement in financial planning cadence. Worked on larger corporate driven initiatives and department specific projects

What I wish was different

Wish I had more opportunities to meet other interns

Advice

It is important to keep track of company specific acronyms and make sure to ask questions in advance.

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Tech Student Junior

June - August 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I liked learning about missiles, being in the lab everyday where I did hands-on work, the 9/80 schedule having every other Friday off, and getting to understand what daily work life would be as an electrical engineer in the DoD contracting industry.

What I wish was different

That Raytheon's location was different than in Tucson because I don't really care for the desert especially in the summer months.

Advice

Internships are very important, even more so than school work or grades because they give you an idea of what you will be doing as a working professional in your field.

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Configuration Management Intern

May 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

During this internship, I learned something new everyday. There is also a heavy emphasis on working with your team and supporting your program, so I was able to make so many valuable connections that I will stay in touch with professionally, with some I even call friends now.

What I wish was different

During the first couple of weeks, the onboarding experience was kind of stressful. I think this is because the amount of training that is done all at once, so maybe breaking it up with job shadowing in between would have been beneficial.

Advice

My advice would be to ask as many questions as possible. Most of the processes and information will be totally new, so showing initiative and a willingness to learn is appreciated.

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Manufacturing Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I loved how I was actually able to experience the life of an engineer outside of school, school and work life are a lot different. I learned so much from this internship and I’m glad I got to experience manufacturing engineering.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had more time to experience the company.

Advice

Be self motivated and driven because they treat you like an actual employee and as a business, they can’t hold your hand through every project.

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Software Engineer

May - August 2019 • Tewksbury, MA

What I liked

I liked getting the real world experience it was awesome to be able to see what my life will actually be like when I graduate.

What I wish was different

I wish I was in a different department at Raytheon.

Advice

I would say that students should get an internship to help them discover if it’s really the job they want to get into upon graduation. It’s the best way to put out feelers rather than to wait until they graduate.

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Robotics Automation Intern

May - July 2019 • Andover, MA

What I liked

It was very flexible and I got a variety of projects to work on so I got to experience working with different sectors within Raytheon.

What I wish was different

I wish that it was more fast-paced and that is not really their fault it is just that for new projects to go through funding it takes a lot of time.

Advice

Definitely expect the 9-80 schedule which is great because you get every other Friday off!

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Operations Intern

May - August 2018 • Andover, MA

What I liked

I liked working for a defense company and knowing that I'm helping protect our country.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more females and overall diversity working at Raytheon. I think they need to work on bringing in more females and also more diversity training for some of the people already there. They also need to put more females in leadership roles. I also wish I started with a better sense of what my role would be.

Advice

Ask more about what you would be doing before you accept an offer.

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Program Managment Intern

June 2019 • Burlington, MA

What I liked

I really enjoyed the culture at Raytheon. Everyone I had the opportunity to work with was extremely helpful and welcoming. This work environment stimulates growth and rewards those who have the passion to learn. And working for one of the largest defense contractors in the country, I was reminded every day of how the contributions I made directly affected the men and women on the frontlines. Having that opportunity to give back to those who serve and protect us every day was amazing.

What I wish was different

Advice

Some advice that I can give to anyone looking to work in this industry is to remember who the customer is. The government and military are there to serve and protect and to do so they need the best and most efficient technology solutions available. Raytheon provides this by reminding their employees everyday why the work they do is important. And one more thing, always carry a notebook!

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Electrical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I really enjoyed working at a company that was able to use advanced technology to produce high end products. It was exciting working at a company that was one of the top manufacturers in their industry,

What I wish was different

A lot of the work that I was given was tedious tasks that didn't take any engineering skills to accomplish. I would have enjoyed more difficult work.

Advice

I would recommend taking advantage of all of the opportunities that a company offers. Raytheon offered a lot of tours and classes about their manufacturing and engineering services. This is a great way to learn and to get the most out of your internship.

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Software Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Melbourne, FL

What I liked

I got to work with a small team locally and collaborated with multiple teams across the company which was a great experience. I got introduced to the tools of industry for software development such as Jira, Confluence, and Jenkins. The people were really helpful, and I felt a part of the team.

What I wish was different

I would have liked some more software writing work, but, on the other hand, I got some good experience setting up some tools for detecting code duplication and code coverage.

Advice

I highly recommend Christopher Stricklan's courses at Florida Institute of Technology in the areas of Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research. It was through my interactions with Mr. Stricklan during the course that I got the position at Raytheon.

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