New2027 Internship - Space Algorithms and Technologies Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Space Algorithms and TechnologiesLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Sciences or a related technical field, we'd love to have you join our team! Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Sciences or a related technical field.
New2027 Internship - Prototyping & Signal Analysis Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Prototyping & Signal AnalysisLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are studying in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Physics or Mathematics and are interested in applying embedded systems, signal processing skills, or mathematical analysis to tackle national security problems with hardware prototypes and detailed analysis, we'd love to have you on our team! We will share our knowledge in navigation, signal processing, digital design, hardware design, and physics-based analysis to help you contribute to solving real design challenges, continuously improving on the state of the art!
New2027 Internship - Custom Communications Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Custom CommunicationsLaurel, MarylandPart timeHave classroom or professional work experience with operational communication systems, software-defined radios, client-to-server or server-to-server architectures, or developing middleware and networked software solutions. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation’s most critical defense, security, space and science challenges.
2027 Internship - Software Development Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Software DevelopmentLaurel, MarylandPart timeTogether we can challenge your programming prowess to enhance real-time modeling and simulation capabilities that stimulate network-centric combat systems and craft state-of-the-art analytic visualization tools that define creativity. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation’s most critical defense, security, space and science challenges.
2027 Internship - Mission Systems Engineering Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Mission Systems EngineeringLaurel, MarylandPart timeAPL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development. We are a team of experts whose goals are to conceive and assess real-world missile systems, perform laboratory / field testing, conduct in-depth analysis of post-processed data, and present findings to sponsors and the war-fighter.
2027 Internship - Human-Machine Engineering Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Human-Machine EngineeringLaurel, MarylandPart timeHave experience with full stack web, game, and/or application development, including familiarity with one or more coding languages, frameworks, or tools such as Unity, Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/Sass/Less, React, Redux, Angular, Vue, Bootstrap, Material UI, Git, GitLab, Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence), SQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Google Analytics, Docker, etc. Are pursuing a degree in Human Factors, UX/UI, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Web Development, Game Development, Human-Computer Interaction, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
2027 Internship - Aerospace & Mechanical Systems Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Aerospace & Mechanical SystemsLaurel, MarylandPart timeYou’ll gain experience in areas such as mechanical design, single and multi-body dynamics, finite element analysis (FEA), propulsion, multidisciplinary design optimization, and materials science. You’ll work alongside experts who model complex physics-based problems and leverage both commercial and custom computational tools, giving you the chance to build skills that go far beyond the classroom.
2027 Internship - Engineer/Analyst/ Scientist - C2 Resilience Sciences Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Engineer/Analyst/ Scientist - C2 Resilience SciencesLaurel, MarylandPart timeWe are seeking interns with interest and skills in both software development and analysis to help us develop algorithms, create models, run simulations, and/or analyze test data to ultimately improve the capabilities of our nation's developmental and deployed defensive systems. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation’s most critical defense, security, space and science challenges.
2027 Internship – Sensor & Phenomenology Engineering Intern Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship – Sensor & Phenomenology Engineering InternLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Physics, Physics, or a similar major and want to work in an exciting environment to solve challenging technical national security problems, we'd love to have you join our team. APL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.
2027 Internship - Engineer/SW Developer/Analyst - Maritime Force Engagement Control Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Engineer/SW Developer/Analyst - Maritime Force Engagement ControlLaurel, MarylandPart timeWe are seeking a wide range of talented interns who want to work in a collaborative,team environment to help us 1) create sophisticated simulations of current and future Naval capabilities, adversarial threat systems (e.g., missiles, swarms of autonomous platforms) to pair with machine learning technologies in order to develop robust solutions to transform systemic weaknesses into strengths, 2) develop complex analysis tools and use them to evaluate the performance of new Navy systems or system of system capabilities, and/or 3) perform early research into promising technology that pushes the art and the science of defense. Mature cutting edge concepts or technologies that lead to improving our Navy's ability to maintain superior situational awareness in the fog of war, identify blatant and subtle hostile actions, and dynamically allocate limited resources in a changing battlefield.
2027 Internship - Acoustic Algorithm Development Engineer Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Acoustic Algorithm Development EngineerLaurel, MarylandPart timeAPL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development. As examples, you may work with a mentor to develop algorithms to process active and passive sonar returns to find submarines or use signal processing and deep learning with imaging sonar to identify sea bottom-mounted mines.
2027 Internship - Engineer/Physicist/Computer Scientist -Weapon Control Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Engineer/Physicist/Computer Scientist -Weapon ControlLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a similar major and want to work in an exciting and collaborative environment to solve challenging technical problems, we'd love to have you join our team. APL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.
2027 Internship - Engineering/Science - Signals Exploitation Systems Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Engineering/Science - Signals Exploitation SystemsLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in fields related to Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Electromagnetics or Physics, and are interested in tackling complex problems you may be a good fit for our team! Assist in the development of portable communication devices and miniature wireless systems through board-level circuit design and integration of analog/RF and high-speed digital components, commercially available chipsets, and embedded processors.
2027 Internship – Inertial Navigation and Geophysics Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship – Inertial Navigation and GeophysicsLaurel, MarylandPart timeFor example, our interns have worked on an Agile software team to develop production-level analysis software, have participated in research and development efforts to advance machine learning and optimization processes, and have developed tools to enhance training in key navigation concepts. If you are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Applied Mathematics, Geophysics, Geology, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Data Science (or a related subject) and are interested in working in the field of Navigation, we'd love to have you join our team!
2027 Internship - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC)Laurel, MarylandPart timeExtend the capabilities of an existing object-oriented accuracy analysis software library, including full life cycle support (requirements, design, implementation, performance assessment, unit and regression testing, debugging, and documentation). APL provides eligible staff with a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.
2027 Internship - Optical, Electrical, or Computer Engineer - Imaging Systems Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Optical, Electrical, or Computer Engineer - Imaging SystemsLaurel, MarylandPart timeIf you are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Optical Science, or a similar major and want to work in an exciting and collaborative environment to solve challenging technical national security problems, The Imaging Systems Group is the group for you! Experience in Linux, GPU, signal processing/image processing, Docker, FPGA, TensorFlow, Circuit-Board Design, Development, and Fabrication, Advanced Image Processing, Remote Sensing Processing in and non-imaging LightTools, Fred, or ASAP.
2027 Internship – Engineering/Science – Tailored Autonomous Systems Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship – Engineering/Science – Tailored Autonomous SystemsLaurel, MarylandPart timeWe are seeking talented individuals in any of the previously mentioned fields to help us design low-size, weight, and power (SWaP) autonomous systems to address the nation’s immediate needs within the intelligence and special operations community. If you are pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics, and enjoy tackling complex problems, you may be a great fit for our team.
2027 Internship – Electrical & Computer Engineer - Miniature Device Technologies Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship – Electrical & Computer Engineer - Miniature Device TechnologiesLaurel, MarylandPart timeWe leverage our capabilities in mixed-signal application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit board (PCB), embedded software, field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and signal processing design to create ultra-small, low-power solutions that exceed comparable commercial alternatives. Using automated test frameworks or infrastructure (e.g., pytest, NI TestStand, CI-based hardware regression, or custom Python/LabView/MATLAB code) to validate ASICs, PCBs, or embedded systems.
New2027 Internship - Software Engineer/Data Scientist/Ontologist - Threat Analytic Systems Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2027 Internship - Software Engineer/Data Scientist/Ontologist - Threat Analytic SystemsLaurel, MarylandPart timeWe are a team of software engineers, data scientists, and knowledge representation experts who partner with experts across a wide range of domains including countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD), special operations, intelligence analysis, biothreat security, online disinformation, and disease surveillance. Our goal is to research and build innovative AI-enabled systems that can identify and prioritize relevant data in a timely and scalable manner and accelerate our sponsors’ abilities to observe and act on threat activities.
Summer 2027 Internship - USA IDEMIASummer 2027 Internship - USAReston, VirginiaInternOur industry-enabled and client-specific solutions draw upon decades of expertise in biometrics to revolutionize the fields of public security, justice and public safety, travel and transport, identity, and access control. Most internship opportunities will follow a hybrid work model, allowing interns to gain valuable in-person collaboration experience while maintaining flexibility through a combination of onsite and remote work.