Systems Engineering Intern
MITRE
Summary
The Systems Integration Department is charged with identifying, developing, and applying new technologies that can address the Government's most challenging Systems Engineering problems. This is an opportunity for experienced engineers who are highly motivated, innovative, and proactive. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand one’s architecture modeling and system integration skillsets. Areas of interest include Model Based Engineering (MBSE, MDA, MDD, MDE), Systems of Systems, architecture modeling, analysis of complex systems, and decision support.
Job description
Job Responsibilities
- Model architectures of complex systems using standards-based frameworks and languages (e.g. UAF, SysML, UML).
- Design and develop prototypes, dashboards and/or plugins using Java, Python, and related programming languages.
- Assist in evaluating architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Basic Qualifications
- 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), Systems Integration, 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 requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Preferred Qualifications
Academic, project, or internship experience with systems engineering, analysis, modeling and simulation, software development, or a related technical area.
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), Systems Integration, 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 requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Benefits
- Competitive Benefits
- Career Development
- Innovation Culture
Company overview
MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation that operates federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for various U.S. government agencies. Founded in 1958, MITRE serves as a critical bridge between government requirements and technological innovation, providing objective analysis and solutions to complex national security and public interest challenges. The organization's work spans multiple domains including cybersecurity, aviation, healthcare, defense systems, and critical infrastructure protection. MITRE operates two primary FFRDCs: one for the Department of Defense and another for the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The corporation is renowned for developing technical standards and frameworks, most notably the MITRE ATT&CK framework for cybersecurity threat modeling. With a workforce of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists, MITRE focuses on solving problems of national importance through applied research, systems engineering, and advanced technology development, maintaining strict objectivity by not manufacturing products or competing with private industry.