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2027 Software Systems Engineer and Acquisition Intern

El Segundo, CA, US💼 Internship💰 $25–$25🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Intern role supporting the acquisition of software-intensive systems for defense, civil, and commercial space customers.

Role type

Acquisition Intern (Software Systems)

Builds

Software-intensive systems for Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers

Domain

Aerospace / Defense / Cyber / Software Acquisition

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

software system development, DevSecOps, Agile project management, Microsoft Office

Preferred skills

federal government acquisition programs, MBSE/digital engineering, software process improvement, space operations, acquisition policies

Technologies

elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, visualization frameworks

Responsibilities

Apply standard techniques to carry out prescribed engineering tasks; participate in interdisciplinary research and technical programs; conduct engineering studies, performance assessments, and market research; research challenge problems, test hypotheses, prototype new approaches, and prove concepts; prepare and present technical information to a broad audience.

Seniority

Intern, full-time for minimum 10 weeks

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