Systems Engineer Intern

The Mitre Corporation•New Bedford, MA

10d•$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, health, 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. The Architecture Analysis Department researches, develops, and applies advanced technologies in the following Systems Engineering areas: Model-Based System Architecting, Architecture Analysis, and Digital Engineering Transformation. Architecture Analysis enables digital transformation by linking stakeholder needs, operational concepts, and engineering data into an integrated digital thread. The department applies model-based system architecting to define and evolve system structures, interfaces, behaviors, and dependencies for complex systems. The department also delivers architecture analysis through trade studies and assessments of performance, risk, and system interactions to support sound design and investment decisions.

Requirements

Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
Familiarity with a programming or technical computing language such as Python or MATLAB.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering (DE), or related systems modeling and architecture concepts.
U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government security clearance.
This position has an on-site requirement of 4 days a week minimum

Nice To Haves

Academic, project, or internship experience with systems engineering, analysis, modeling and simulation, software development, or a related technical area.
Coursework or project experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, mission engineering, or systems architecture.
Experience using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for data analysis, modeling, simulation, or automation.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

Support systems and mission engineering activities for complex government-sponsored systems and systems-of-systems.
Assist with analysis, modeling, and evaluation of system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and performance using modern engineering methods and tools.
Apply or gain experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, data analytics, and software development techniques.
Support the development of models, metrics, and analyses used to evaluate system alternatives, performance, interoperability, resiliency, and other key attributes.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical teams and contribute to project deliverables, technical documentation, and presentations.