Junior Requirements Engineer Intern - MBSE & Data Systems

Draper Labs; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Draper Labs in Lowell, MA seeks an undergraduate student to join the DREAM Group as a Junior Requirements Engineer co-op or intern. Working under a lead engineer, you will help define, analyze, and document system and data requirements for multi-domain national-security programs.

This internship provides hands-on experience with MBSE concepts, digital twins, and model-driven engineering while building a foundation in systems engineering and data architecture.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Physics or STEM related field
• US Citizenship
• Scientific programming experience in Python
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities
• Ability to thrive in a process-oriented, collaborative environment
• Experience translating high-level mission objectives into detailed, verifiable requirements specifications
• Ability to conduct trade-space analysis within a model-driven environment

Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering & Documentation: Elicit functional and non-functional requirements from stakeholders and translate into clear specifications.
• Traceability & Architecture Support: Maintain requirement traceability and translate requirements into technical decisions.
• Technical Writing: Draft sections of technical reports and requirement documents with minimal guidance.
• Collaboration: Work with a lead engineer and interdisciplinary teams in a process-oriented environment.
• Learning Activities: Participate in MBSE, Trade Space Exploration, and Python-based data workflows.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Team collaboration

Adapt to changing environments

MS Word / PowerPoint / Excel

Python programming

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, CS, Physics or STEM

Tools

MagicDraw

SysML tools

Job description

Draper Labs in Lowell, MA seeks an undergraduate student to join the DREAM Group as a Junior Requirements Engineer co-op or intern. Working under a lead engineer, you will help define, analyze, and document system and data requirements for multi-domain national-security programs.

This internship provides hands-on experience with MBSE concepts, digital twins, and model-driven engineering while building a foundation in systems engineering and data architecture.