Summer 2026) - 27420

HII's Mission Technologies division•Bath Township, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Autonomy and Navigation Technology (ANT) Center, located at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson AFB, is looking for a motivated, ambitious individual to serve as a Research Intern/Co-Op student. The successful candidate will be in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a major university or college in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field, with a 3.0 GPA or higher. The candidate must be a self-sufficient and independent professional. While we’re thrilled to connect with candidates nationwide, this opportunity does not include temporary relocation or housing stipend support. This position requires the individual to be a U.S. Citizen in order to work on applicable programs. This is an hourly, non‑exempt internship with a pay range of $22–$26 per hour, commensurate with degree progress, completed credits, and relevant experience. The Research Intern/Co-Op student will work closely with AFIT professors to support several research projects throughout the internship. The end goal of this internship is to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to expand their experiences as well as giving the ANT Center an opportunity to vet qualified future hires.

Requirements

Must be currently pursuing and enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program to meet internship requirements.
Academic or hand-on previous intern experience in software design, development, coding, testing and debugging
Solid foundation in object-oriented design, programming and requirements development
Experience in a variety of programming languages, but strong in Python, C++ and C
Experience with Ubuntu Linux, git and Docker
Ability to work independently and as a team member
The candidate should demonstrate a hands-on approach to problem-solving and must be willing to actively participate in the evalutation of algorithm and system performance
Security clearance is not required for position BUT must have the ability to clear a Background Investigation upon offer

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge of linear algebra
Experience working with complex open-souce software projects

Responsibilities

Design, develop and test computer software in support of research requirements
Collecting and analyzing experimental data
Work with faculty, students and research engineers to develop new algorithms and tooling that support the various autonomy and advanced navigation research projects
Integrate various hardware and software components to support specific research needs
Support CI/CD pipelines and repository maintenance to ensure availaiblity of software tooling
Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.
Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

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