Engineering Intern, Rapid Prototyping Group

IQT (In-Q-Tel)

. Join a multidisciplinary team of engineers addressing problems of national interest through hands-on work .

Posted 9/21/2026internshipMcLean • Virginia • United StatesEntry Level💰 $40 - $55 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong programming skills in Python and experience with Raspberry Pi, contributing to hardware and software systems development. Capable of working on multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems in maritime autonomy and machine learning applications.

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Python ProgrammingRaspberry Pi ExperienceMachine Learning Model DeploymentDocker ExperienceMaritime Robotics

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Hard Skills

ProgrammingMachine LearningData WranglingRapid PrototypingHardware DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentDesign MethodologiesTestingAssessmentRF Collection

Soft Skills

ResponsivePro-activeEnthusiasticCuriousAdaptableAttention to DetailProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

DockerOpen-Source AutopilotsSingle Board Computers

Industry Keywords

Maritime AutonomyAIHacker/Maker/DIYGame DesignRocket Related

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a multidisciplinary team of engineers addressing problems of national interest through hands-on work
Work across all phases of rapid prototyping project life cycles, including design, development, testing, and assessment
Work on real-world projects at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI
Explore open-source and commercial technical capabilities, evolving design methodologies, new techniques, and approaches
Contribute to impactful solutions
Potentially work on maritime autonomy using open-source autopilots on maritime platforms
Potentially develop hardware/software systems for collecting and labeling aircraft images and training machine learning models

Requirements

What you’ll need

U.S. Citizenship is required
Rising seniors or graduate students pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field are preferred
Responsive, pro-active, enthusiastic, curious, and adaptable
Self-starter with demonstrated capacity for independent initiative and attention to detail
Love of solving problems and building things in hardware, software, and Hacker/Maker/DIY spaces
Ability to communicate key results in verbal, visual, and written media
Strong programming background, typically using Python
Experience with Raspberry Pi Single Board Computers
Experience deploying machine learning models is a plus
Experience with Docker is a plus
Game design experience, Maritime Robotics, ML Engineering and Data Wrangling, RF Collection, anything rocket related, or exceptional Lego builds are bonus qualifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Potential full-time role upon graduation
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions