2027 Internship - Engineering Intern - Advanced RF Capabilities

About the role

We seek a talented intern to help build groundbreaking end-to-end communication systems addressing challenging national security problems. Opportunities span electronics circuit design, embedded software development, FPGA design, web development, application software engineering, antenna design, signal processing, and data analytics. You will work in a collaborative environment across a variety of technical domains, taking designs from idea to fielded capability for our nation's special operations and intelligence communities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems through printed circuit board-level circuit design, integration, and test.
• Work with a small team of software developers to design, implement, and test software solutions for embedded systems or graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
• Support evaluation, testing, and debugging through lab and field testing.
• Contribute to design reviews, system integration, technical reports and informal memoranda, and presentation of work to sponsors and the technical community.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or software engineering.
• Experience with scripting languages such as MATLAB and Python or programming languages such as C/C++ and Java.
• Passionate about and capable of learning new technologies and test methods.
• Work effectively in small, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Able to obtain a Final Secret level security clearance by start date (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge in RF communications and digital signal processing (DSP).
• Familiarity with laboratory test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers.
• Experience with JavaScript and web application frameworks such as AngularJS, jQuery, or Vue.js.

Benefits

• Robust education assistance program
• Unparalleled retirement contributions
• Healthy work/life balance
• Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, and training and development

Pay

Hourly rate: $22.60 – $47.95