Systems Engineering Intern

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Position Overview

As a Systems, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Intern at MITRE, you will enjoy a collaborative environment where you will work closely with others in an organization that encourages and values collaboration, mentoring, and continuous learning. You will have the opportunity to leverage and grow your hands‑on engineering expertise as you contribute to real challenges across a variety of domains.

As a Systems, Mechanical, or Aerospace Intern, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of experienced engineers on the development of a complex ground, airborne, or shipboard electronic system. Working with a mentor, our interns participate in projects performing research, analysis, synthesis of data, trade studies, requirements development, concept of operations, prototyping, and risk reductions.

Responsibilities

• Identify operational or technical gaps in current systems and recommend mitigations for fielded or new systems in development
• Identify opportunities to apply emerging technology to the current domain
• Develop and present prototypes and system models to help customers frame emerging technology trends to increase affordability, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Engage in system concept development, requirements engineering, system architecture development and evaluation, and test strategy development
• Use modeling and simulation tools to independently assess performance of techniques and architectures
• Present technical recommendations to government program office customers

Basic Qualifications

• Sustained excellence in academic studies.
• Must be a full‑time student pursuing an accredited degree program in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or related disciplines.
• Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors, Master's or PhD degree in Systems, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or similar field.
• Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and/or Unified Modeling Language (UML).
• Science & Technology (S&T) capability assessments, trade studies, and analysis of alternatives.
• Sustained excellence in academic performance.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates the characteristics of a continuous learner.
• Desire to help our nation solve its most critical problems.

Clearance

• 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.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

• Not Applicable

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

• Not Applicable

Salary

• $46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual

Work Location

• Onsite

Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Commitment to Non‑Discrimination

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.

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Benefits

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