Image Processing Software Engineer Intern

KBR•Sioux Falls, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and help shape the future of Earth science data systems. As part of our mission-driven team, you’ll contribute to projects that make a global impact—supporting research, innovation, and technology that empower scientists and decision-makers worldwide. This summer-based internship is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing a career in software development. You will work on-site at the EROS Center near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and gain real-world experience in software engineering. Candidate must have three years of continuous residency in the U.S. for issuance of a Government Security credential.

Requirements

Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or equivalent
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
Experience using Python and C/C++
Experience interfacing with database systems
Unix/Linux experience
Three years of continuous residency in the U.S. for issuance of a Government Security credential
Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation for facility access

Nice To Haves

Postgres experience
Experience with remote sensing, digital image/signal processing techniques, and basic geography concepts such as map projections
Experience with AWS Cloud Services (S3, EC2, EKS, ECR, Lambda)
Experience with CI/CD
Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Experience with Artificial Intelligence for software code generation and documentation

Responsibilities

Design and implement tasks required in the development of software products
Communicate and coordinate activities and technical status with your mentor, supervisor, Project Lead, and other team members
Ensure all software activities are conducted in accordance with standards and best practices
Support software planning including requirements definition, activity identification, and estimating
Perform and document preliminary and detailed design of software components
Implement software from detailed designs
Develop and conduct software testing
Document the testing effort through generation of test plans, procedures, and reports
Submit, analyze, and manage configuration change requests in accordance with CM processes
Participate in code reviews