Summer Software Engineering Intern/Co Op

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.

 

Job Number: 1018

Riverside Research is currently seeking a Software Engineering Intern/Co Op to support our Radar Assessment and Development Lab in Lexington, MA.  Positions are available during Summer and Fall of 2023.

All positions with Riverside Research require U.S. citizenship.

Job Duties:

• Full life-cycle software development participation, from requirements collection and generation to software design, implementation, deployment, and support
• Areas of focus may include application user-interface and experience, database management, and both client-side and server-side development
• Collaborate with project manager and other development team members to develop high-quality software for applications accessed on desktop environments primarily, with an eye for extensibility out to mobile and web access in the future
• Ability to work directly with databases and other data stores in order to collect information and potentially perform certain levels of statistical analysis
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of current principles, practices, and procedures with respect to software application design and development
• Good technical documentation skills
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Desire to grow and learn new technologies and skills in order to expand skillset
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance (Current US citizen, no felony record, no illegal drug use, no serious financial issues)

Desired Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of dependency injection, software services, and componentization of designs
• Experience in object-oriented software engineering design and implementation
• Understanding of web services and related security
• Previous work and experience with object-oriented software technologies and frameworks such as Java, Kotlin, and the Spring Framework
• Previous work with web-based technologies, libraries, and frameworks, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, AJAX, XML, JSON, CSS, and HTML
• Previous work with user interface, user experience, and responsive design and implementation
• Knowledge of and experience with RESTful APIs.
• Basic understanding of agile software development methodologies
• Experience with source control systems, such as Git, and lifecycle systems such as JIRA and Confluence
• Ability to work on tasks independently and adhere to milestone dates
• Some experience developing machine learning algorithms (un- or supervised learning, neural nets, random forests, etc)
• Some experience taking data, labeling data, and performing trade studies on feature sets required to provide optimal results in a machine learning pipeline
• Some experience developing classification models using naïve-bayes or decision trees
• Some experience in text analytics using Natural language processing libraries and open source tools

 

 

 

Riverside Research does not mandate COVID vaccination as a condition of employment. However, proof of vaccination or negative test may be required to enter certain government facilities and sites. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site-specific requirements. To protect the health and safety of its employees, their families, and to comply with customer requirements, the company requires all employees to disclose vaccination status (upon hire). 

Riverside Research strives to be one of America's premier providers of independent, trusted technical and scientific expertise. We continue to add experienced and technically astute staff who are highly motivated to help our DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) customers deliver world class programs. As a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, we believe service to customers and support of our staff is our mission. Our goal is to serve as a destination company by providing an industry-leading, positive, and rewarding employee experience for all who join us. We aspire to be a valued partner to our customers and to earn their trust through our unwavering commitment to achieve timely, innovative, cost-effective and mission-focused solutions.

All positions at Riverside Research are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation