Systems Engineering Intern

The Cyber and Analytics Business Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a Systems Engineer Intern starting in Summer 2025 in Columbia, MD.

The candidate will be responsible for technical planning, system hardware-software-network design, development and integration, verification and validation, and fielding. Evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability, and analyses for total systems. Duties include performing systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, technical management, integration, system testing, and quality assurance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works on day-to-day objectives with limited impact beyond the scope of own work area/ project team.
• Works under supervision on complex projects/ assignments.
• Solves routine technical problems following established procedures and policies.
• Develops products, solutions, processes using basic principles, theories, and concepts within own technical specialty.
• Communicates with peers to explain facts, basic analysis, processes and practices related to area.
• Requires basic knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of narrow technical domain.

Basic Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent, and currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at the Junior/Senior level in Engineering field (Systems or Computer Engineering preferred). 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance​ with Polygraph
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Enthusiasm and an interest in contributing to projects that are important to operational programs.
• Some experience with Linux and Networking concepts.
• Some development experience with one or more relevant programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Java, python, Golang or Rust etc.).
• A strong interest in figuring out how things work and understanding them at a fundamental level.
• Interest in containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and Virtualization (KVM, ESXi) and Cloud technologies (AWS, GCP).
• Interest in fundamental networking implementations and concepts.
• Interest in Linux systems design, engineering, and administration.
• Interest in Network design, protocol analysis & troubleshooting tools and techniques.
• Interest in automation and infrastructure as code.
• Interest in Machine Learning applied to real tactical problems.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.