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2027 Systems Integration and Test Engineer Graduate Intern

Chantilly, VA, USInternship2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Graduate intern supporting systems integration, test campaign management, and technology insertion for satellite, launch vehicle, and ground systems.

Role type

Graduate intern systems integration and test engineer

Builds

Test strategies, test architectures, and integrated system capabilities for defense, civil, and commercial space programs

Domain

Aerospace and defense systems engineering

Required skills

Systems engineering, system integration, test planning and execution, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements analysis, risk assessment, systems of systems analysis

Preferred skills

MBSE tools (SysML, Cameo), modeling and simulation (MATLAB, Python, Simulink, STK), digital twins, AI/ML, programming languages (C++, VBA, SolidWorks)

Responsibilities

Define and develop mission and system interfaces; lead and support space vehicle and ground system design studies; assist with development of design tools and models for MBSE; apply systems engineering expertise to requirements analysis and test & evaluation; conduct systems analysis and trade studies

Seniority

Graduate intern