Summer 2024 Internship - Test Engineering

JRC is an award-winning workplace, acknowledged as one of Greater Washington's Best Places to Work and recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post. Headquartered in Washington, DC with international programs and operations in over 15 states, our expertise in areas such as systems engineering, digital integration, and program management, have supported some of the nation's most important defense programs. As a small business innovator, we are leading the way in areas of robotics automation technology and cyber security for its customers.
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JRC is excited to provide internships to college level students in Test Engineering. Interns will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance their professional, communication, and technical skills while applying what they have learned in a classroom setting to real-world scenarios, that will help prepare them for their chosen career field.
We are seeking an analytical thinker with problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail. The ideal candidate: enjoys ambitious work in a multi-project team environment using state-of-the-art tools and technology, is a self-starter who can work independently to complete tasks on schedule and demonstrates creativity with "out-of-the-box" solutions and high initiative to solve unassigned but project impacting issues.
As a Test Engineer Intern, you will...

• Coordinate with multiple engineers and analysts on the team to gather metrics, negotiate test equipment provisioning, and update policy documentation
• Work closely with senior engineers in test documentation development, scheduling, and project definition
• Apply qualitative analytical methods to solve national security problems and leveraging problem solving through research and mathematical modeling/simulation
• Gain experience in test and evaluation, systems engineering, and process engineering
• Leverage from their education and knowledge of test programs to further the development and implementation of the test program

• Undergraduate degree student majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with a GPA of 2.5/4.0 or higher and provide proof of enrollment
• US Citizenship and able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance at the SECRET level
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of various degrees of information.
• Have an interest or experience in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, and National Security
• Demonstrate a willingness to work in a team environment and the ability to work independently while prioritizing and supporting multiple tasks
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products including but not limited to MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint are ideal
• Be able to work a minimum 3-month internship period