Systems Engineering Intern

Modern Technology Solutions Inc • Alexandria, VA

12h

About The Position

We are currently looking for a Systems Engineering Intern to join our team in Alexandria, VA.

The intern will work on concurrent projects involving Deployable Systems (DS) as part of one of the US Air Force’s premier programs at MTSI’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The intern will visit the client site at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), as requested by the Government.
In this role, you’ll be bringing exceptional communication and influencing skills to a dynamic team by:
Being well-versed in the V-lifecycle development process and have the ability to apply it to both military system and commercial systems.
Using your visionary skills to develop operational concepts for high tech systems for the Department of Defense. Defining the system objectives including use cases and operational requirements.
Translating requirements to logical, physical, and digital architectures.
Crafting functional flow diagrams, requirements specification, interface control documents and presentations to various stakeholders.
Taking initiative on relevant tasks for a given program.

Requirements

• Junior or Senior year in your collegiate academic studies.
• Working towards a degree in Systems Engineering or another Engineering degree.
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools.
• Be a self-starter, thrive in a dynamic environment, can accomplish high-level tasks independently, is skilled in problem definition, and work well with other team members.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to clearly translate client technical needs and assimilate project information.
• Comfortable supporting multiple concurrent projects in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with help from experienced team members.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a government security clearance.
• US Citizenship is needed for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Basic working knowledge of engineering tools such as Cameo, DOORS would be beneficial.
• Ability to learn new tools and adopt digital engineering business practices.
• Some experience with collaboration tools including but not limited to: Confluence and/or Jira would be helpful.
• Strong performance in courses relevant to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning would be ideal.
• Interest in System of Systems Engineering and any experience writing detailed requirements
• Has a US Secret clearance (preferred) or is able to apply for a clearance with MTSI assistance.
• Interest in leveraging the capabilities of their university to support current & future work.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for program management execution of a United Stated Air Force (USAF) program.
• Work with program teams to develop program objectives, integrated roadmaps, detailed schedules, and program budgets.
• Support the development of technical documentation including, but not limited to, statements of work and specifications, leadership briefs, specific engineering briefs related to the subject matter.
• Assist in milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparations, staff coordination, and decision documentation preparation.
• Gather data, conduct analyses, evaluation, and validations of acquisition programmatic documentation.
• Help with the development of integration plans and procedures and organize resources to facilitate program transition activities.
• Help with the development of and communication of roadmaps for programs and associated technologies and product lines.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed