Software Engineering Intern 3 - 2026

Requisition Number: 25329 

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Part Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $32,760.00 - $50,000.00 

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain  

Level of Experience: Intern 

 

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
 

 

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

 

To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072

Job Description

Are you bored with programming classes?

 

Do you enjoy tinkering and learning how things work?

 

HII Mission Technologies (HII MT) is seeking talented engineering interns who are excited to work in a flipped engineering environment Spring/Summer 2026. Our team in Roanoke, VA specializes in reverse engineering and microelectronics trust and assurance.

 

Candidates for this position will contribute to the team by performing reverse engineering tasks on existing products and encoding discoveries directly into our codebase. Candidates will also contribute to the development of a real software product used by hardware engineers. Candidates will be exposed to a variety of technologies involving hardware description languages, embedded instruction architectures, high-level software development languages, formal verification tools, and more.

 

The ideal candidate will have experience with object-oriented design and have an understanding of basic logic gates. We are particularly looking for candidates that have experience with FPGA design (Quartus, Vivado, ISE), embedded system design, EDA tools (synthesis, P&R, simulation), and/or microcontrollers. Experience with software reverse engineering is also valued in this position.

 

While we’re thrilled to connect with candidates nationwide, this opportunity does not include temporary relocation or housing stipend support. 

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Candidates for this position will be responsible for successfully reverse engineering specific components of larger systems and developing source code which incorporates that knowledge into HII’s existing software platform.
• Candidates will be expected to write clear and maintainable source code and provide a thorough test suite demonstrating code correctness.
• The use of FPGA and/or microprocessor vendor tools will be required in order to generate test designs.
• Effective collaboration with teammates on the development of new ideas and accepting constructive feedback through the code review process is required.
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be willing and able to obtain a DoD security clearance (if not already cleared).

Minimum Qualifications

 

You will meet our minimum qualifications if you…

• High School Diploma or equivalent + Must be working towards a Bachelor's degree with between 40% and 60% of the required credits completed.
• Are a United States citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Are enrolled in a bachelor’s program in a relevant engineering discipline
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