Cooperative Education Program - Language (Maryland)

Intelligence Careers; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program offers students exciting, impactful professional work opportunities with pay and benefits to grow knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's missions.

Must be a U.S. citizen and pursuing a Chinese or Farsi language-focused major, and be a sophomore or first-year, with a strong GPA and clearance eligibility. Availability for interviews in Nov 2026 through Mar 2027 is required.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be pursuing a Chinese or Farsi language-focused major.
• Must be a second semester college freshman or a college sophomore.
• Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation.
• Must be available for interviews between November 2026 and March 2027, in-person or via telephone/internet.

Skills

US Citizenship

Language focus: Chinese or Farsi

Job description

NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program offers students exciting, impactful professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be pursuing a Chinese or Farsi language-focused major
• Must be a second semester college freshman or a college sophomore
• Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for all college work completed
• Must be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation
• Must be available and in the U.S. for operational and technical interviews and other applicable processing, both in-person and via telephone/internet, between the months of November 2026 and March 2027