2027 Internship - Engineering Intern - Advanced RF Capabilities

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

About The Position

The Engineering Intern will join the Advanced RF Capabilities Group to help develop end-to-end communication systems for national security applications. The internship offers opportunities across technical areas such as electronics circuit design, embedded software development, FPGA design, web development, application software engineering, antenna design, signal processing, and data analytics. Interns work collaboratively across technical domains and participate in development from design through fielded capability. The role may involve developing portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems, creating software for embedded systems or graphical user interfaces, supporting laboratory and field testing, and contributing to design reviews, system integration, technical reports, memoranda, and presentations. The position requires the ability to obtain a Final Secret security clearance by the start date; eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or software engineering.
Experience with scripting languages such as MATLAB and Python, or programming languages such as C/C++ and Java.
Passion for and ability to learn new technologies and test methods.
Ability to work effectively in small, multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to obtain a Final Secret security clearance by the start date; eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge 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 developing portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems through printed circuit board-level circuit design, integration, and testing.
Work with software developers to design, implement, and test software solutions for embedded systems or graphical user interfaces.
Support evaluation, testing, and debugging through laboratory and field testing.
Contribute to design reviews and system integration.
Prepare technical reports and informal memoranda and present work to sponsors and the technical community.