Engineering Projects Intern

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos, a leading defense, intelligence, and technology company, is seeking motivated engineering students for our Summer 2027 Internship Program (Starts May 2027). As an Engineering Projects Intern, you will join our Digital Sector supporting the DIET engineering team on the Defense Enclave Services (DES) contract.

This position is 100% remote with a primary focus on U.S. Eastern time zones, offering hands-on experience in project management.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a degree program in a relevant field.
• Strong interest in project management, systems engineering, or computer science.
• Familiarity with Microsoft tools such as SharePoint, Excel, Teams, or Power Platform.

Responsibilities

• Support project manager in Engineering project management efforts across multiple engineering projects.
• Assist with change requests and maintenance window planning across engineering projects.
• Assist with network Point Of Contact (POC) coordination.
• Provide Jira task management support to the project manager.
• Assist the SME teams with CDRL preparation and uploads.
• Organize and triage issues for the SME teams.
• Assist with the coordination and communication for engineering testing activities.
• Rotate through engineering support duties to understand phases of design, test, migration, and operations.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Pursuing degree in STEM/Business

Tools

SharePoint

Excel

Teams

Power Platform

Job description

Leidos, a leading defense, intelligence, and technology company, is seeking motivated and aspiring technology students for our Summer 2027 Internship Program (Starts May 2027). As an Engineering Projects Intern, you will join our Digital Sector supporting the DIET engineering team on the Defense Enclave Services (DES) contract. This position is 100% remote (with a primary focus on U.S. Eastern time zones), offering a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in project management. Are you passionate about project management? As an intern on the DIET team, you will support the team through multiple engineering projects. You will play an active role in schedule management, change management, team management and other related project management duties. You will rotate through engineering support duties to fully understand the scope of work from start to finish.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support project manager in Engineering project management efforts across multiple engineering projects.
• Assist with change requests and maintenance window planning across engineering projects.
• Assist with network Point Of Contact (POC) coordination.
• Provide Jira task management support to the project manager.
• Assist the Subject Matter Expert (SME) teams with Contract Deliverables (CDRLs) preparation and uploads.
• Organize and triage issues for the SME teams.
• Assist with the coordination and communication for engineering testing activities.
• Rotate through engineering support duties to fully understand the phases of design, test, migration, and operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a degree program from an accredited college/university. (Business Management, Project Management, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred).
• A strong interest in project management, systems engineering, or computer science, with familiarity using Microsoft tools such as SharePoint, Excel, Teams, or the Power Platform (academic or personal experience is acceptable).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a virtual team environment and manage multiple technical tasks simultaneously.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• A Secret security clearance is required to start. Leidos will sponsor if necessary.

Location: This internship is 100% remote. Candidates must be based in the United States and have a reliable internet connection to support remote work and video conferencing capabilities.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: October 16, 2026 For U.S. Positions: 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: Pay Range $41,600.00 - $75,200.00 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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.