Data Science Intern — Onsite, Public Sector Impact

Mitre Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site internship

Job summary

MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia, offers an internship in data analytics within the System Engineering Analytics Department. You will help translate sponsor challenges into analytical questions, prepare and analyze datasets, and support end-to-end data pipelines under experienced mentors.

The role requires full-time student status in relevant programs, familiarity with Python/R and data visualization, and potential eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related field, and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• Familiarity with Python or R demonstrated through coursework or projects.
• Familiarity with data preparation, statistical analysis, and data visualization through coursework or projects.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Translate government sponsor challenges into analytical questions and testable hypotheses with guidance from experienced data scientists.
• Prepare, clean, combine, and analyze datasets to support end-to-end data analytic pipelines.
• Assist with developing, testing, and evaluating statistical and machine learning models for real-world problems.
• Create visualizations and dashboards communicating findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with technical teams to document methods, code, and results and contribute to project reports.

Skills

Python or R

Data visualization

Statistical analysis

Education

Data Science / Computer Science / Statistics / Mathematics / Operations Research (full-time student)

Tools

Tableau

QuickSight

Power BI

SQL

Job description

MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia, offers an internship in data analytics within the System Engineering Analytics Department. You will help translate sponsor challenges into analytical questions, prepare and analyze datasets, and support end-to-end data pipelines under experienced mentors.

The role requires full-time student status in relevant programs, familiarity with Python/R and data visualization, and potential eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance.