Systems Engineer - Intern - Kratos Defense

Bring your talents to the 5-D Systems Engineering Team for Summer 2024!

5-D Systems, Inc., a KRATOS Company, has exciting Systems Engineering Internship opportunities for current undergraduate (Software and Junior Senior level) and graduate students. As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will work with a team of talented and experienced defense industry personnel and systems engineers in performing activities to include administrative, requirement analysis and decomposition familiarization, exposure to development of system architecture, system design, and system verification.

5-D is a technical services and solutions company. We design, develop, test, integrate, and support unmanned, manned, and optionally piloted aircraft / aviation systems. 5-D also provides technical, logistics, and management support for a range of military systems and project offices to the U.S. Armed Forces and major defense contractors. Our talented and motivated workforce possesses systems engineering experience across a broad range of foundational engineering disciplines, including systems, electrical, mechanical, and aerospace that set us apart from our competition. As a result, 5-D Systems provides the right balance of systems engineering knowledge and experience to reliably and predictably perform.

We are looking for entry level engineers that have a passion for getting it right and exhibit pride in being a part of a team who will get the job done. 5-D offers the freedom to be creative, grow, and make a difference; as individuals and as the company, we are not held back by large organization constraints.

Our internship opportunities range from 48-week assignments and may include mentoring, special projects, and end of assignment presentations. Work with us on exciting projects and learn from our team of experts!

Responsibilities and Duties May Include:

• Administrative tasks to support a defense industry business
• Reviewing of technical documents
• Supporting with lab setup and testing
• Introduction to Systems Engineering
• Supporting the recommendation of appropriate configuration and equipment and software changes to satisfy requests to system integration and test support
• End of summer intern presentation

Keyword: Intern, Engineering, Systems, Aerospace, Electrical, Engineering Degree
Required Experience:

• Fundamental engineering skills
• Systems Thinking
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Professional self-starter harboring a positive attitude

Required:

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0+ is required
• This position requires the ability to access systems that contain information restricted to US Citizens based on certain Federal Government contractual requirements
• Willingness to learn program/organizational processes and procedures and ability to professionally engage with all levels of staffing
• Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursing a technical degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems)
• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior college level
• Include your transcript with your resume

Preferred:

• Previous engineering project and/or internship experience
• Coursework in modern application architectures or methodologies, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, and systems engineering
• Technical writing exposure through coursework or experience
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience working with Interface Control Definitions (ICD)
• Course work in requirements analysis, development, traceability, and verification
• 3.7 cumulative GPA or higher
• Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership and teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
• Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups

From: Kratos Defense