Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory-posted about 1 month ago
$23 - $48/Yr
Intern
Laurel, MD
5,001-10,000 employees
Educational Services

Do you love developing creative solutions to challenging problems? Do you want to learn more on how to best defend the United States, our armed forces, and our allies from all forms of air and missile threats? If you are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a similar major and want to work in an exciting and collaborative environment to solve challenging technical problems, we'd love to have you join our team. We are seeking an intern to join our Weapon Control Concepts Development Group which specializes in advanced research and program of record activities for rapid prototype developments. As an intern, you will assist in conducting modeling and simulation analysis, identify defensive systems gaps, and develop new system concepts to revolutionize defensive capabilities for the U.S.A. You will apply math, engineering, computer science, and physics knowledge to implement new distributed algorithms, advanced Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques, object tracking and discrimination, data fusion concepts, etc. in support of a wide variety of U.S. Navy, Missile Defense, and Air Force systems. As a member of our team... You will help conduct research and development activities related to U.S. Missile Defense systems You will assist in the development, testing, and analysis of new concepts related to weapon control systems You will participate in implementing algorithms and design modeling and simulation components of systems You will develop AI/ML-based concepts and technical solutions to solve challenging problems You will apply novel data fusion and tracking concepts for object tracking and discrimination applications You will utilize advanced programming languages to develop and test technical solutions You will help develop prototype capabilities and work with real-world systems to transition ideas to fielded systems You will contribute to our group to uphold core values through participation in collaborative teams and activities, as well as a dedication to continual improvement, innovation and risk-taking, and developing high quality products

  • help conduct research and development activities related to U.S. Missile Defense systems
  • assist in the development, testing, and analysis of new concepts related to weapon control systems
  • participate in implementing algorithms and design modeling and simulation components of systems
  • develop AI/ML-based concepts and technical solutions to solve challenging problems
  • apply novel data fusion and tracking concepts for object tracking and discrimination applications
  • utilize advanced programming languages to develop and test technical solutions
  • help develop prototype capabilities and work with real-world systems to transition ideas to fielded systems
  • contribute to our group to uphold core values through participation in collaborative teams and activities, as well as a dedication to continual improvement, innovation and risk-taking, and developing high quality products
  • Are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or similar degrees with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
  • Have a working knowledge of computer programming, object oriented design, and Linux
  • Have a working knowledge and development in MATLAB, C++ and/or Java
  • Have a desire to apply software engineering techniques to complex problems
  • Have good written and verbal communication skills
  • Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship
  • Have experience with scripting languages such as Python
  • Have an understanding of software development and testing
  • Have experience with Unix- or Windows-based systems
  • generous benefits
  • robust education assistance program
  • unparalleled retirement contributions
  • healthy work/life balance
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