Systems Engineering Intern

Job Description

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The MITRE Corporation is a unique entity:
• It is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, ensuring no commercial conflicts influence its work.
• MITRE operates R&D centers for the government, creating lasting impact in diverse fields such as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. Its mission is to make a difference every day, working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world.
• The company emphasizes a workplace that reflects its values, offering competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. Employees are committed to tackling the nation’s toughest challenges, and MITRE is committed to the long-term well-being of its employees.

Job Description

This posting is an application for a pool of candidates for various Systems Engineering Intern roles at The MITRE Corporation. It is not an application for a specific position. By submitting information and a resume, candidates will be included in this pool, and if selected for consideration for a particular internship, a member of MITRE’s Student Programs team will reach out. The primary hiring season for MITRE internships runs from September through March.

Job Responsibilities:
As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to apply your knowledge while gaining hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Digital and Model-Based Engineering
• Mission and Systems of Systems Engineering
• AI-Enabled Systems Engineering
• Agile Systems Engineering
• Systems Security Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering (Structural Analysis, Thermal Dynamics)
• Aerospace Engineering

Basic Qualifications:
• Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree-seeking program in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related degree program.
• Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship.
• Possess foundational knowledge of systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or physics methodologies, frameworks, tools, and/or programming languages.
• Must have sustained excellence in academic performance.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience having applied systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or physics learning to an internship, research, or lab setting.
• Proficiency using systems engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics methodologies, frameworks, tools, and/or programming languages.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public through previous work experience, volunteer activities, or other relevant engagements.

Clearance:
In addition to passing MITRE’s employment background check, selected candidates may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance. This determination is based on the Department of Defense’s adjudicative guidelines for receiving a clearance, which includes 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 the intern is assigned.

Salary Compensation Range:
The annual salary compensation range for this role is $45,500 – $68,500, with a midpoint of $57,000.

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

Benefits:
Information regarding benefits can be found at the provided link: careers.mitre.org/us/en/benefits

Commitment to Non-Discrimination:
MITRE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. MITRE aims to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. For reasonable accommodation requests when unable to search or apply for jobs, individuals can email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support or collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions.