Chemistry Intern

The MITRE Corporation • McLean, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.
MITRE Lab’s Energy, Environmental, Material and Chemical Sciences Department serves as a vanguard for MITRE to meet the future needs of our customers, requiring technical excellence while encouraging creativity and fostering interests in current and emerging technologies across its diverse employees.

Requirements

• Must be a full-time student pursuing an accredited degree program in chemistry, biology, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated excellence in math, physics, chemistry and biology.
• Laboratory skills in chemistry, biology, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated programming proficiencies
• Sustained excellence in academic performance

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated interest in serving the public
• Strong understanding of mathematical methods for data analysis
• Prior experience synthesizing organizing and reporting complex data topics
• Ability to work both independently and in a group setting

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate current state of the art standoff sensing technologies
• Work with drone range operators to identify environmental risks and mitigations for testing advanced standoff sensing capabilities
• Support the development of a research test plan to incorporate sensing technologies with autonomous platform

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees