Data Science Intern

General information

Requisition # R67207 Locations USA-VA-Ashburn Posting Date 04/28/2026 Security Clearance Required None Remote Type Hybrid Time Type Part time

Description & Requirements

Unlock the secrets of intelligence with MANTECH! Join a dynamic team at the forefront of national security, providing advanced solutions to government intelligence agencies. Since 1968, we’ve been solving the toughest challenges with groundbreaking tech. Explore thrilling projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Elevate your career and make a difference. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential with MANTECH!

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Data Scientist Intern to join our innovative team in Ashburn, VA. This is a hybrid position with 1 day onsite a week in Ashburn, VA. 

To be considered for this role, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain DHS CBP suitability clearance.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform exploratory data analysis using statistical techniques to identify significant trends, patterns, correlations, and anomalies.
• Leverage knowledge of a variety of statistical and machine learning techniques learned within school.
• Execute projects including those intended to identify patterns and/or anomalies.
• Research information as necessary and collect, evaluate, analyze and abstract data from different sources
• Collaborate with intel analysts, enterprise/application architects, database architects, and data scientists
• Brief project management, and outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences

Required Qualifications:

• Current full-time student pursuing a BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field with a projected expected graduation date no earlier than December 2026
• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain DHS CBP suitability
• Experience working with SQL for data analysis
• Experience with one of the following languages: Java, R, or Python
• Academic experience developing machine learning models, performing data analysis and interpreting results

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiar with Unsupervised Machine Learning methods including Cluster Analysis (e.g., K-means, K-nearest Neighbor, Hierarchical, Deep Belief Networks, Principal Component Analysis), Segmentation, etc.
• Familiar with Supervised Machine Learning methods including Decision Trees, Support Vector Machines, Logistic Regression, Random/Rotation Forests, Categorization/Classification, Neural Nets, Bayesian Networks, etc.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain DHS CBP suitability.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with coworkers, ma