2024 Data Science Graduate Intern

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Graduate-level Data Scientist Intern for an opportunity located in Chantilly, VA.  

The National Systems Group serves as the technical adviser to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.

The Data Scientist Intern will directly support a government program that is modernizing their architecture to provide capabilities for an efficient and effective Digital Engineering Infrastructure, while enabling automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence in operational workflows. By joining this team as the Aerospace Data Scientist Intern, you are putting yourself in a position to directly influence our customer’s architecture and to be part of a team performing analysis on innovative and resilient solutions that provide speed and increased effectiveness to war-fighting capabilities.

Work Model:

This position will be located 100% onsite in Chantilly, VA

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Take ownership and provide leadership of a small technical project with manager oversight
• Analysis of Large Language Models (LLMs) (for example, ChatGPT) and identifying best approaches for Government teams to effectively implement them as a tool to analyze data
• Synthesize industry/academic research and roadmaps related to AI technology development and provide recommendations
• Analysis of modern data management and storage solutions for AI/ML and Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) data
• Analysis on automating manual workflows
• Proactively identify new technologies and commercially available capabilities that can be rapidly deployed in mission environments
• Collaborate with a team of technical professionals
• Collaborate with other interns and Aerospace team members

What Corporate Skills You’ll Bring 

• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Must work well in a team environment 
• Possess organizational, time management and project management skills 
• Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need 
• Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations 

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements: 

• Currently enrolled fulltime in an accredited college/university program pursuing a Master's/PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline.  
• Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full-time after completion of the internship.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0  
• Experience in one of more of the following domains: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, data management, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) architectures, systems engineering, or software development
• Experience creating and briefing a presentation to provide status and analysis of results
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. (US Citizenship required)
• Transcripts required

How You Can Stand Out 

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: 

• GPA of 3.5 or higher 
• Active security clearance 
• Advanced degree in imaging science, computer science/engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering or scientific field
• Demonstrated ability to lead a small project

Temporary housing assistance is not available. 

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