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Student and Graduate Opportunities: Making a Difference—Really!
Want to use your technical skills to strengthen the nation's security? Improve the nation's air traffic system? Help government serve the American people better? Or engineer advanced communications for our military and intelligence community? If you're a student with a strong technical background, whether just starting your studies or about to graduate, MITRE might have just the opportunity for you.
Who We Are
We're a not-for-profit company chartered to work in the public interest. We take on the nation's most difficult and critical challenges—in defense, aviation, enterprise modernization, and national security. To do this, MITRE manages Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: One for the Department of Defense; one for the Federal Aviation Administration; one for the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and one for the Department of Homeland Security.
Great Facilities and Range of Work
MITRE has major locations in the Washington, D.C. and greater Boston areas, with an additional 60 sites around the world. Our more than 50 laboratories and prototyping facilities are among the best in the world. Core areas of expertise include cybersecurity, emerging technologies, enterprise systems engineering, health transformation, global networking, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Why MITRE Is Right for You
MITRE provides a flexible and competitive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings and investment program, and paid time off for full-time regular hires. We also offer training opportunities to enhance your technical skills, such as our graduate school tuition reimbursement program. For these reasons and more, MITRE has been recognized repeatedly on a national level:
- Listed in Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" ten years in a row.
- Ranked on Computerworld's "100 Best Places to Work in IT" list for seven years in a row.
Are You Right for MITRE?
MITRE hires undergraduate and graduate students for co-op jobs, summer internships, and full-time jobs. We seek students with research and analysis skills, plus the ability to work with a range of technologies. Contact us if you have a BS/MS in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, software engineering, math, or similar degree program.
- Experience with the following is especially desired: Java, C#, C++, Matlab, HTML, Visual Basic; understanding of enterprise frameworks (J2EE, .NET); familiarity with Windows, Linux, Mac, and UNIX operating systems; security; information assurance; cryptography; electronics (VHDL, Verilog, ASICs, FPGAs, embedded hardware and software, circuit design, antenna design), digital signal processing; GPS; software-defined radios; communication (wired and wireless); and network protocols.
- Because so much of our work is for the U.S. government, MITRE seeks students able to attain security clearances. In most cases, new employees must be U.S. citizens.
Take the Next Step Today
Ready to see what we have in your area? Search our job listings and when you find an opportunity, simply apply by submitting your resume and cover letter at the bottom of the Search Openings page. For students looking for co-op/intern positions: In your cover letter please detail what kind of work you are looking for, when you are available to work, and which locations you are interested in.
Also, when searching for jobs add the word co-op or summer into the keyword box to find student opportunities. Student opportunities become available regularly—if you do not see a position listed please apply for general consideration so that we can review your skills and experience to help identify the right opportunity for you.
Then, keep current with what's happening at MITRE with one of our RSS feeds (Latest MITRE News, Career News, and MITRE Digest) or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Questions?
Contact one of MITRE's College Programs Coordinators, Jessica Yu and Joy Haugen,
using the employee directory.
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