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　　NOTE: You are not applying for a specific position. Applying to this pipeline requisition will put you in a candidate pool that will be viewed by technical leaders and recruiters for internship opportunities across the company.

　　MITRE’s extensive engagements on hundreds of projects as well as collaborations with industry and academia to develop and apply novel techniques for effective and predictable systems of systems.

　　Diverse technology is being created at a rapid pace across the world. Our challenge is harnessing that technology to collectively solve problems at scale. And to do so, the systems engineering solutions evolve as technology rapidly improves.

　　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 engineering

　　Mission and system of systems engineering

　　AI-enabled systems engineering

　　Agile systems engineering

　　Systems security engineering

　　Mechanical engineering, structural analysis, thermal dynamics

　　Aerospace engineering

　　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 program. Must continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship

　　Knowledge of systems, mechanical or aerospace engineering theory

　　Sustained excellence in academic performance

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience in Systems Engineering tools such as: MagicDraw, 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 practices.

　　Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and/or Unified Modeling Language (UML)

　　Experience with Digital Engineering

　　Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

　　Science & Technology (S&T) capability assessments, trade studies, and analysis of alternatives

　　Experience with prototype design

　　Experience with CAD

　　Has had previous internships, work experience or research experience in their field of study

　　Has applied learning outside of a classroom through involvement in student clubs, competitions, self-learning or similar events or activities in their field of study

　　Is involved in activities that require strong collaboration such as involvement in student clubs/organizations or other types of extracurricular activities

　　Demonstrates an interest in serving the public good by participating in volunteer activities

　　High level of excellence in academic performance demonstrated by such things as high GPA, additional major or minor or certificates/certifications, enrolled in a 5- year Bachelors/Masters

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

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

　　Salary compensation range and midpoint:

　　$45,500 - $57,000 - $68,500 Annual

　　Work Location Type:

　　Hybrid

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