Summer Intern 2026 - Data Exploitation and AI

Steampunk • McLean, VA

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About The Position

Steampunk is seeking a Data Scientist intern who will assist with projects in our Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab. We are looking for individuals who have a record of outstanding academic performance, high learning agility, and who can work in an open and entrepreneurial way. You will experiencfe challenging work, career sponsorship and mentoring, and recognition for your contributions.
As a Steampunk Data Scientist intenr your daily responsibilities will include:
Collaborating and innovating with the AI Lab Lead and other data scientists and engineers on staff
Assisting in development and testing of new AI technical capabilities
Staying updated on emerging AI-related technologies
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or math
• Rising Junior, Senior or current Senior in college
• Experience writing Python code
• Experience training machine learning models and performing cross-validation
• Experience in natural language processing, understanding, and generation (NLP/U/G)
• Experience developing code that calls Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience with Git
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Local to the DMV area
• Strong interpersonal, written, and communication skills
• Strong winning mindset, driven, and resourceful in overcoming obstacles
• Excellent teambuilding and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
• Action-oriented
• Attentive to detail
• Creative
• Nimble
• Interpersonally savvy
• Excellent problem-solver
• Excellent oral and written communicator

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agentic AI
• Experience with Docker
• Experience working in a cloud environment

Responsibilities

• Collaborating and innovating with the AI Lab Lead and other data scientists and engineers on staff
• Assisting in development and testing of new AI technical capabilities
• Staying updated on emerging AI-related technologies

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern