Hybrid Tech Architect Fellow: Defense & AI Innovation

In-Q-Tel; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

In-Q-Tel is offering a 12-week summer fellowship for a Technical Architect intern in McLean, VA. The role focuses on identifying and evaluating technologies to support IQT's partners in Intelligence & Defense across cyber, AI, unmanned systems, sensors, space tech, and more.

The intern will assist in delivering mission impact and will work across teams on technology assessments and due diligence. Applicants should be graduate students in engineering or science fields, capable of presenting

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate degree candidate in engineering or science.
• Strong writing skills and ability to present complex topics to diverse audiences.
• Interest in entrepreneurship and technology trends in venture-backed environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess the competitive landscape in a given technical field and meet with top technologies.
• Evaluate technologies for impact and relevance to IQT partners’ missions.
• Support development of technical assessment reports and statements of work.
• Collaborate with partners on technical issues and solution piloting.
• Participate in oversight of work programs of IQT portfolio companies.

Skills

Strong writing

Presentation skills

Startup experience

Curiosity about tech trends

Education

Graduate degree candidate in engineering or science

Disciplines: ECE, CS, ME, AE, materials science, chemistry, physics

Job description

In-Q-Tel is offering a 12-week summer fellowship for a Technical Architect intern in McLean, VA. The role focuses on identifying and evaluating technologies to support IQT's partners in Intelligence & Defense across cyber, AI, unmanned systems, sensors, space tech, and more.

The intern will assist in delivering mission impact and will work across teams on technology assessments and due diligence. Applicants should be graduate students in engineering or science fields, capable of presenting