2027 Internship - Mission Systems Engineering

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Weapon Systems Engineering group is seeking an intern to help us address complex engineering challenges for advanced missile defense systems. We are a team of experts whose goals are to conceive and assess real-world missile systems, perform laboratory / field testing, conduct in-depth analysis of post-processed data, and present findings to sponsors and the war-fighter. As a Mission Systems Engineering Intern, your primary responsibility will be to develop tools to generate, visualize, and analyze simulated guided missile data through the use of high-fidelity and mixed-fidelity simulations. You will also assist in the development and efficient use of containerized software, use real world data to verify and validate complex models, and present key findings to various internal stakeholders and peers. You will make an impact on processes and decisions on system design that keep our war-fighter safe!

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Applied Math
Passion for advanced computing, simulations, data analysis, and autonomous air vehicles.
Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python
Demonstrated ability in developing, testing or troubleshooting software in a Linux environment
Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in another scientific computing language, such as SciPy, R, or Julia
Experience with a compiled and objected oriented language such as C++ or Java
Comfortable using code management (CM) using git and familiarity with tools like Gitlab or Github
Experience using a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster and job schedulers such as SLURM or UNIVA grid engine

Responsibilities

Develop tools to generate, visualize, and analyze simulated guided missile data through the use of high-fidelity and mixed-fidelity simulations.
Assist in the development and efficient use of containerized software.
Use real world data to verify and validate complex models.
Present key findings to various internal stakeholders and peers.
Make an impact on processes and decisions on system design that keep our war-fighter safe!