AI Engineering Intern — Build AI for national impact

The MITRE Corporation; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE, a nonprofit AI research and engineering organization, offers an internship focused on AI-enabled decision support. Interns work with mentors to explore AI methods, develop models, and evaluate analytical capabilities that aid U.S. government decision-making.

You'll review literature, prepare data, implement methods, and document findings while contributing to data pipelines, visualization, and reproducible code. Strong communication is essential in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a modern programming language (e.g., Python) and common data/ML libraries; ability to write well-documented, reproducible code and use Git.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to design experiments, analyze results, and present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Current full-time BS, MS, or PhD student in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related AI-focused discipline, and returning to school after the internship.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research, prototyping, and evaluation of AI-enabled decision support capabilities by reviewing literature, preparing data, implementing methods, analyzing results, and documenting findings.
• Develop and test models and software components for data pipelines, analysis, and visualization; write clean, reproducible code and use version control.
• Participate in human-AI teaming and user-centered evaluation activities; gather stakeholder feedback and translate it into improvements while following responsible AI practices.
• Collaborate with mentors and cross-functional teams; present progress and produce clear briefings and technical reports.

Skills

Python proficiency

Git

Communication skills

Education

CS/DS/AI student

Job description

MITRE, a nonprofit AI research and engineering organization, offers an internship focused on AI-enabled decision support. Interns work with mentors to explore AI methods, develop models, and evaluate analytical capabilities that aid U.S. government decision-making.

You'll review literature, prepare data, implement methods, and document findings while contributing to data pipelines, visualization, and reproducible code. Strong communication is essential in cross-functional teams.