2026 Internship - Engineer - Systems of Systems Engineering
About The Position
Are you passionate about work that is crucial to maintaining our national security and space superiority? Do you want to contribute to a collaborative group of dedicated technical professionals to address challenging problems? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL. We are seeking an intern with a background in electrical, computer, software, space systems engineering, or similar fields to demonstrate their skills on multidisciplinary teams working on a variety of technological innovations in defense and national security applications. You will be joining a team of hardworking engineers, software developers, data scientists, and analysts committed to evaluating the nation’s space systems throughout their lifecycle. We believe in building multidisiplinary teams, continually expanding our capabilities, and fostering a work environment that embraces innovation, integrity, trust, and teamwork. As an intern... Your primary responsibility will be working closely with other software developers and systems engineers to build models and analyze United States Space Force architecture performance. You will quantitatively analyze test data to ensure mission requirements are met. You will learn and understand military satellite communications. You will develop software tools in MATLAB, Java, and other applicable languages.
Requirements
- Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Space Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar fields.
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Have a strong desire to learn and explore new software development technologies.
- Possess strong analytical, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- To access APL’s facilities and networks, US Citizenship status is required, subject to applicable laws.
Nice To Haves
- Have experience or knowledge of higher level programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, Java) and analysis tools (STK, MATLAB).
- Have experience with Space Systems Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering, Satellite Operations, or Satellite / Network Communications.
- Are accustomed with agile and scrum software development principles, including software project and configuration management tools to perform issue tracking, automated unit testing, continuous integration, and version control tools (e.g. Git).
Responsibilities
- working closely with other software developers and systems engineers to build models and analyze United States Space Force architecture performance
- quantitatively analyze test data to ensure mission requirements are met
- learn and understand military satellite communications
- develop software tools in MATLAB, Java, and other applicable languages
Benefits
- generous benefits
- robust education assistance program
- unparalleled retirement contributions
- healthy work/life balance
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Career Level
Intern
