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Period of Work: May-August 2025

Full-Time: 40 hours a week

Location: Bedford, MA and McLean, VA

In Office Requirement: 5 days a week onsite

Clearance Requirement: Will be submitted for a DHS Suitability Fitness Clearance

The Center for Securing the Homeland (CSH) at MITRE supports the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI) FFRDC and the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) by providing independent and objective expertise to enhance mission capabilities. CSH collaborates with federal agencies like DHS and NIST to deliver innovative solutions and develop frameworks that strengthen national security and cybersecurity infrastructure.

Our systems engineering work identifies, nurtures, and promotes use of innovative technologies for solving our sponsors’ and partners’ most challenging problems in transportation, aerospace, cyber, AI, mechanical, defense, health, enterprise business and other systems.

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

Digital and model-based engineeringMission and system of systems engineeringAI-enabled systems engineeringAgile systems engineeringSystems security engineeringMechanical engineering, structural analysis, thermal dynamics

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an accredited degree seeking program in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related degree programMust continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internshipSustained excellence in academic performance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience having applied systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or similar learning to an internship or research/lab positionExperience in Systems Engineering tools such as: Cameo Enterprise Architecture, Rhapsody, Stella, iThink, Anylogic, Systemitool, or relevant SE design tools.Proven ability to work independently to learn new systems, mechanical, and/or aerospace engineering technologies, techniques, processes, languages, and best practicesExerience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and/or Unified Modeling Language (UML)Experience with Digital EngineeringExperience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)Science & Technology (S&T) capability assessments, trade studies, and analysis of alternativesExperience with prototype designCADDemonstrated interest in serving the public

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):

Fitness - DHS

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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