Systems Engineering Intern

The MITRE Corporation

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.
The System and Mission Analysis Department is charged with identifying, developing and applying new technologies that can address the Government's most challenging Systems Engineering problems. We provide innovative, practical solutions for some of our nation's most critical challenges in defense and intelligence, aviation, civil systems, and homeland security.

Requirements

• Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or a related degree program.
• Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship.
• Proficiency in one or more of the programming languages for quantitative analyses (ex. MATLAB, Python, R) and/or general-purpose programming languages (ex. Java or C++)
• Must have sustained excellence in academic performance.
• In addition to passing MITRE’s employment background check, you may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance. This is determined by the Department of Defense’s adjudicative guidelines for receiving a clearance, to include U.S. citizenship. Other jobs may require vetting for various levels of agency public trust, fitness, suitability, controlled access, and special programs access determination consistent with the work program to which you are assigned.

Nice To Haves

• In-depth knowledge of at least one technical discipline
• Experience with software development process and configuration management systems
• Experience with AI technologies
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public through previous work experience, volunteer activities, or other relevant engagements.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, PC, presentation, and communications skills

Responsibilities

• Developing and applying artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to support systems engineering efforts
• Creating deployable software for sponsors
• Identifying key areas and challenges for sponsors along with possible solutions
• Documenting and presenting work to leadership and sponsors

What This Job Offers

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