2026 Internship - Engineering Intern - Advanced RF Capabilities
About The Position
Are you passionate about utilizing your electronics and software skills to tackle exciting and interesting real-world problems? Do you love working collaboratively to take a design from to idea to fielded capability, actively engaging in all phases of development to realize an end-product that can make a real impact? If you want to work in an exciting and collaborative environment to solve challenging problems for our nation's special operations and intelligence communities, we would love to have you join our team! We seek a talented intern who can help us build groundbreaking end-to-end communication systems to address challenging national security problems. We have opportunities to pursue a variety of technical focuses including electronics circuit design, embedded software development, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design, web development, application software engineering, antenna design, signal processing, data analytics, and more. We have collaborative work environment with opportunities across a variety of technical domains to allow for exploration. As an Engineering Intern in the Advanced RF Capabilities Group, you may: Assist in the development of portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems through printed circuit board-level circuit design, integration, and test. Work with a small team of software developers to design, implement, and test software solutions for embedded systems or graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Support evaluation, testing, and debugging through lab and field testing. Contribute to design reviews, system integration, technical reports and informal memoranda, and presentation of work to sponsors and the technical community.
Requirements
- Are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or software engineering.
- Have experience with scripting languages such as MATLAB and Python or programming languages such as C/C++ and Java.
- Are passionate about and capable of learning new technologies and test methods.
- Work effectively in small, multi-disciplinary teams.
- Are able to obtain a Final Secret level security clearance by your start date. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge in the fields of RF communications and digital signal processing (DSP).
- Familiarity with laboratory test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers.
- Experience with Javascript and web application frameworks such as AngularJS, JQuery, or Vue.js.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems through printed circuit board-level circuit design, integration, and test.
- Work with a small team of software developers to design, implement, and test software solutions for embedded systems or graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
- Support evaluation, testing, and debugging through lab and field testing.
- Contribute to design reviews, system integration, technical reports and informal memoranda, and presentation of work to sponsors and the technical community.
Benefits
- We offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates.
- Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
