Data and AI Engineering Intern

The MITRE Corporation • Mclean, VA • 2h ago

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 for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

Dept. Description

We partner with government sponsors to solve their most urgent data challenges while also identifying and addressing the root causes behind their most complex data problems.

Our work spans data architecture, data engineering, data platform modernization, artificial intelligence, and enterprise data management-enabling secure, scalable, and future-ready data environments that drive mission impact.

Job Responsibilities

Support integration of data from multiple sources and systems to strengthen interoperability and improve mission effectiveness.

Assist with building, maintaining, and optimizing scalable data pipelines, orchestration workflows, and engineering solutions.

Develop proto@types and proof-of-concepts for AI use cases such as NLP, classification, prediction, and computer vision.

Apply modern data engineering and security practices to ensure high-quality, reliable, and resilient data foundations.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and mission teams to translate requirements into actionable technical solutions.

Basic Qualification

Sustained excellence in academic performance.

Currently enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline) and will remain enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.

Curious, self-motivated, and eager to learn and apply emerging technologies to real-world problems.

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and communicate clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated interest in public service and advancing mission-focused outcomes.

Strong foundation in Python and SQL and familiarity with modern data processing tools or frameworks (e.g., Pandas, Spark, Databricks, Airflow).

Basic understanding of machine learning concepts and exposure to ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.

Develop proto@types and proof-of-concepts for AI use cases such as NLP, classification, prediction, and computer vision.

Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), DevOps tools (Git, Docker), or data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Plotly) is helpful.

Awareness of evolving computing trends and secure data practices, including preparation for future advanced compute environments, is a plus.

Clearance: In addition to passing MITRE's employment background check, you will 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):

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

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 information may be found here (https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/benefits) .

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