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ITS Systems Engineering Intern - 27733

HII
Virginia Beach, United StatesinternshipVerifiedPosted 17 Mar 2026

About the role

Requisition Number: 27733 

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Part Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $9,600.00 - $11,200.00 

Security Clearance: Secret  

Level of Experience: Intern 

 

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business.

As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts.

For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness.

HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.
 

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

Summary

HII Mission Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineering Intern to join our Integrated Training Systems – Systems Engineering (ITS SE) team in Virginia Beach. This internship is an opportunity to support real-world engineering, integration, and test efforts for U.S. Navy training systems while gaining hands on experience with Model Based Systems Engineering within complex system architectures. This is a 10‑week, full‑time internship running from June 1 through August 7, working 40 hours per week with an hourly pay range of $24–$28.

  This internship is designed to prepare rising sophomores and juniors for entry into the engineering workforce through meaningful, discipline related project work. Interns support engineering teams working on integrated Navy training systems, system architectures, requirements analysis, test planning, and technical documentation aligned with ITS SE project needs. This role and contract is part of Mission Technologies’ Global Security protfolio, which supports LVC (Live, Virtual, Constructive) training environments, fleet readiness, advanced simulation, and maritime systems modernization for the U.S. Navy and DoD. As an intern, you’ll contribute directly to engineering tasks that support the Navy’s mission preparation and advanced training systems.

What you will do

• Assist systems engineers with requirements analysis, documentation, modeling, configuration updates, and system integration support.

• Contribute to engineering research tasks, technical investigations, or data organization for active projects.

• Help prepare engineering diagrams, meeting materials, and model based documentation for project reviews.

• Provide administrative and technical support for project team activities, stand ups, and coordination meetings.

• Support project-based assignments, including maintaining technical records, logs, or engineering artifacts.

• Perform additional duties as assigned within the ITS SE engineering team.

What you must have

  • High School Diploma or equivalent + Must be working towards a Bachelor's degree with between 40% and 60% of the required credits completed. 
    • Candidates with higher credit completion twoard a bachelors degree or graduate degree will still be considered. 
  • 3.0 minimum GPA required to participate.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering or technical disciplines, such as engineering fundamentals, programming basics (e.g., C/C++, Java), modeling/simulation concepts, or system architecture.
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