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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us. Period of Work: May through August 2025 Location(s): Bedford, MA, In Office Requirements: Hybrid onsite for 2 or 3 days per week. Clearance Requirement: Students will be submitted for a U.S. Government Security Clearance The Electronic Systems Innovation Center is seeking to hire talented and creative engineering students with a focus on embedded systems development and/or embedded security to support several different advanced research and development projects of national significance. Qualified candidates will join teams of technical experts in embedded systems development and/or security. The multi-disciplinary teams perform hands-on development of electronic systems and research, analyze, and develop proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate and advance the state-of-the-art in embedded security. Our diverse set of sponsors and research objectives provide a wide variety of interesting work opportunities. Project opportunities in embedded security include: + Assist in the development of new approaches and countermeasures for emerging threats to embedded systems + Help develop prototypes (hardware and software) to demonstrate advanced capabilities + Perform hands-on security assessments of embedded systems + Conduct experiments with commercial or customized wireless protocols + Develop software for interfacing with and controlling lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis Project opportunities in electronic systems development include: + Embedded software development + Design and support in FPGA development + Hardware/software integration and validation + RF design and testing Basic Qualifications: + Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree in the areas of Electrical/Computer engineering, Computer Science, and/or Practical Cyber Studies. + Experience with developing and analyzing hardware, embedded, and/or IoT systems. + Experience with programming in languages such as Python, Java, C++, or C. + Must have sustained excellence in academic performance. Preferred Qualifications: + Experience having applied experience or similar learning to an internship or research/lab position. + EE/CE: Course in the areas of Circuits, Digital Logic, Electronics, and Computer Architecture. + CS: Courses in the areas of Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, and Digital Logic. + Highly Desired: Courses in FPGA design, reverse engineering (firmware and/or hardware), computer security concepts, wireless communications, and/or embedded systems. + Effective oral and written communication skills. + High level desire to help their nation solve its most critical problems. 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 MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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