Data Engineering 2026 Summer Intern

This Data Engineering internship is for a qualified college student to work on our Navy future tactical systems architecture program during the Summer of 2026. The intern will work with limited supervision to develop a distributed storage solution for submarine tactical systems.

This position is located in Manassas, VA. This position is onsite.

The selected candidate will work individually or with small teams to develop a distributed storage solution for a submarine tactical system using open-source technology. The solution will be developed to function in a computing cluster with federated storage instances and a variety of hardware. Data being managed will be large in volume with a variety of structures at different levels of complexity and must be simple to query. Development efforts will span a broad spectrum of computer technologies, including server, VM and container management, cybersecurity, data management, and networks. Specific activities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Participate in cross-domain working groups to coordinate prototyping and development efforts
• Brief results to senior engineers
• Conceive, develop, and evaluate novel engineering solutions to address the unique requirements of the maritime environment
• Update colleagues and management regularly about progress and accomplishments
• Communicate clearly, when required, with company and project management, project team members, and customers
• Provide and update technical documentation for all work performed
• Follow company-standard processes and procedures
• Maintain or improve product quality
• Perform tasks accurately and on-time
• Stay abreast of advances in technology

• Currently enrolled in a college or university, pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
• Experience using Linux (RHEL/Centos 8 or 9)
• Experience with shell scripting languages
• Experience with modern PaaS environment tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, or Helm
• Experience with distributed storage methods such as Apache Iceberg or Hive
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Initiative, innovation, and resourcefulness
• US Citizenship required

Desired Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:

• Extended experience with SQL
• Experience developing software with Python on multiple projects