Data Science and Machine Learning Intern

The MITRE Corporation • New Bedford, MA

1d • Hybrid

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.
The Data Science Department in the AI Innovation Center harnesses the power of data to drive innovation, ensure actionable insights, and deliver transformative AI solutions.

Requirements

• Must be a full-time student pursuing an accredited degree program in Data Science, Math, Statistics, Operations Research or related disciplines.
• Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship.
• Must have sustained excellence in academic performance.
• Python programming experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying data science, math, statistics or operations research concepts in an internship, research, or lab setting.
• Proficiency using data science, math, statistics or operations research methodologies, frameworks, tools and/or programming languages.
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public through previous work experience, volunteer activities, or other relevant engagements.
• Pursuit of masters in data science, computer science, AI, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Apply a variety of data science techniques to tackle customer challenges to include machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, statistical modeling, mathematical optimization, and data visualization.
• Apply data science rigor throughout the machine learning lifecycle to ensure reproducibility and trustworthiness.
• Develop, test and evaluate, and demonstrate data science and machine learning solutions.
• Build and test prototypes in on-premises (e.g. VMWare, Linux-based platforms) and commercial cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Apply state of the art techniques using programming languages and development environments to drive advances in mission capabilities for MITRE sponsors.

What This Job Offers

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