2026 Internship - Agile Information Solutions & Innovation

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Laurel, MD

9h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a technical internship opportunity focused on enhancing and improving the creativity and innovation of an entire organization, specifically APL. The intern will contribute to building a more creative workplace and providing outstanding IT service within an environment recognized as one of Computerworld's 2025 Best Places to Work in IT. The role is suitable for students pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related fields, who wish to gain experience in innovation, collaboration tools, programming, data analysis, or innovation lab and makerspace work. The intern will join a team dedicated to providing solutions that enable APL's Sectors, Departments, and Sponsors to achieve strategic objectives, and will also support the Innovation & Collaboration program to foster a culture of innovation through custom tools and services. Interns will have the opportunity to work with the innovation team, metrics/data analytics team, innovation lab/makerspace team, and SharePoint team.

Requirements

• Are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or another related degree
• Have a passion for innovation and problem solving with IT solutions
• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Have good attention to detail and communication skills
• Have an ability for independent work and in teams
• Have Word, Excel, and Powerpoint proficiencies
• Meet the requirements to access APL’s facilities and networks. US Citizenship or permanent resident status is required, subject to applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

• Have hobby level experience with 3D printers, laser cutters, or modeling tools
• Have survey tool familiarity (i.e. Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey)
• Have experience in Microsoft Power BI, or experience in data analysis
• Have exposure to programming languages and logic
• Have exposure to waterfall or agile project management styles
• Have exposure to technical business analysis
• Have exposure to SharePoint Search technology

Responsibilities

• Learning about and supporting initiatives in the general areas of innovation, metrics/search/data analytics, SharePoint
• Support the APL innovation lab, which extends the work of traditional makerspaces by enabling the problem-finding, curation and problem-solving process

Benefits

• Generous benefits
• Robust education assistance program
• Unparalleled retirement contributions
• Healthy work/life balance
• Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Education assistance
• Training and development
• Bonuses or other forms of compensation per internal policy and/or contractual designation
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation benefits
• Locality allowance
• Discretionary payments for exceptional performance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees