Software Engineering Intern

The MITRE Corporation•New Bedford, MA

1d•$46,500 - $69,500•Onsite

About The Position

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, healthcare, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. Department Summary: The Software Delivery Acceleration & Enablement department (L598) provides software engineering and software development expertise to solve significant challenges across the entire spectrum of our sponsor space. From the rapid development of software in an Agile environment to deep critical analysis and resolution of complex software architectures, our team ensures our sponsors have the systems necessary to accomplish their missions.

Requirements

Sustained excellence in academic performance
Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
"Hands-on" skills in at least one or more programming language
Exposure to software development tools and frameworks, including source control management tools (e.g., Git)
Familiarity with software development methodologies
Prior experience as an intern at MITRE in the last 12 months.
This position has an on-site requirement of 3 days a week minimum.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Experience having applied computer science learning to an internship or research/lab position.
Knowledge of software design patterns
Proficient knowledge in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Java, C++ or C#).
Experience in different web frameworks, libraries and/or machine learning libraries
Knowledge of database technologies, including relational or NoSQL
Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
Experience in software design and implementation
Experience in agile software delivery (e.g., Scrum, XP)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement software solutions for real-world challenges in areas such as cybersecurity, healthcare, or national defense.
Support the testing, integration, and deployment of software systems into production environments.
Apply MITRE’s best practices for software engineering, including agile methodologies and secure coding principles to solve complex technical problems and provide creative solutions.