AI/ML Intern

The MITRE Corporation • Honolulu, HI

4d • $46,500 - $69,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Indo-Pacific Regional Operations Department (N554) works with the U.S. Pacific Command (US PACOM) and the Military Service Components to inform warfighter requirements and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), and provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems acquisition, engineering, and integration support to the Department of War (DOW) and U.S. Allies in the Pacific Theater. N554 operational depth and warfighter access has generated considerable expertise in the development and analysis of CONOPS, mission threads, use cases, and operational requirements. The Department establishes links between DoW sponsors and Coalition Partner development activities.

Requirements

• Sustained excellence in academic performance
• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in software engineering, computer science, information science, or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• Proficient in Python and SQL; able to write scripts for data cleaning/analysis.
• Experience with Git (branching, pull‑requests, and basic code‑review workflow).
• Fundamental knowledge of web development concepts: HTTP/REST, HTML‑CSS, and JavaScript (or TypeScript).
• Strong analytical mindset and clear written/oral communication skill
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public

Nice To Haves

• Hands‑on experience building web services with Django or Flask, including design of RESTful APIs.
• Front‑end development using React.js, Next.js, or React Native; comfortable writing code in TypeScript (or JavaScript).
• Exposure to Java (object‑oriented programming) and the ability to read/modify Java codebases.
• Data‑visualization experience with libraries or tools such as Plotly, D3, or Tableau‑style dashboards, and/or prior work on digital‑twin prototypes.
• Applied AI/ML exposure – experience training or running models (e.g., scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Familiarity with Agile software‑development practices (Scrum/Kanban, sprint cycles, code reviews).
• Preference given to candidates who hold an active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in an agile team—participating in stand‑ups, sprint planning, and demos—to translate mission requirements into functional, production‑ready features.
• Build end‑to‑end data pipelines (Python + SQL) that ingest, clean, and transform raw datasets for analysis and AI/ML model feeding.
• Design and develop full‑stack web applications (Django/Flask back‑end; React/Next.js/React‑Native front‑end) that expose RESTful APIs and interactive visualizations of digital‑twin states.
• Create and maintain interactive dashboards and visualizations (Plotly, D3, or similar) to surface analytical insights and model predictions for stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth
• Culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed