Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Period of Work: May-August 2025

Full-Time: 40 hours a week

Location: Huntsville, AL

In Office Requirement: 5 days a week onsite

Clearance Requirement: Will be submitted for U.S. Government Security Clearance

MITRE’s Huntsville, AL site has a diverse work program including weapon systems, system assessments, Ground-Based sensors, space systems, command/control/battle-manager/communications systems, Cyber Security, and models and simulations. Our primary areas of mission concentration include defense and space systems, sensors, systems integration, systems engineering, radar engineering.

Responsibilities:

Apply technologies to solve problems of national significanceAntenna or sensor design or assessmentModeling and Simulation Radar Systems Engineering

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in Electrical Engineering and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internshipSustained excellence in academic performanceHigh level of desire to help nation solve its most critical problemsExhibits the characteristics of a continuous learnerAbility to obtain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience having applied electrical engineering learning to an internship or research/lab positionExperience with MATLAB and similar modeling & analytic toolsElectromagnetics, Signal Processing, Control Theory undergraduate course completionDemonstrated interest in serving the publicActive Secret Clearance preferred

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:

Onsite

MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website EEO is the Law Poster and Pay Transparency.

MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org.

Copyright © 2024, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.

\nBenefits information may be found here