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Period of Work: May-August 2025

Full-Time: 40 hours a week

Location: Charlotttesville, VA

In Office Requirement:Hyrbrid (2-3 days a week onsite)

Clearance Requirement: Will be submitted for a DOD Secret Clearance

MITRE leverages deep technical knowledge, engineering expertise, and prototyping capabilities to develop, evaluate, and test creative and practical solutions that facilitate tech transition and inform acquisition. The Expeditionary Department supports the Marine Corps' transformation by addressing complex challenges, fully leveraging MITRE's depth and breadth of expertise, and advising a path towards transformative change. We are committed to the rapid deployment of cutting-edge technology, pioneering research, and cultivating a collaborative culture — always prioritizing the warfighter. These efforts support the Fleet Marine Force’s lethality, survivability, and success in the ever-evolving landscape of threats and challenges.

As an Intern working in electrical engineering, you will work with a team to apply your knowledge and gain experience with one or more of the following: 

Electronic warfare, antennas/electromagnetics, sensors/radar, photonics, and signal processing.Communications, SIGINT, spectrum, and position, navigation, and timing (PNT).Rapid electronic and hardware prototyping, advanced manufacturing, design, mechanical and reliability analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related degree program and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.Sustained excellence in academic performanceKnowledge of electrical engineering theory and one or more of the following: digital signal processing, wireless communications, RF/EM, sensors and antennas, power systems, and software architecture and design.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience having applied electrical engineering learning to an internship or research/lab position.Experience with robotics or small uncrewed aerial systems design and testing."Hands-on" skills in at least one or more programming language.Demonstrated interest in serving the public.Demonstrated interest in growing domain knowledge.Demonstrated interest in working on a team.Areas of interest include robotics and autonomous systems expertise/ experience, radio communications, and independent evaluation.

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

None

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

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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