Mission Lead MBA Intern – National Security (TS/SCI)

Vannevar Labs; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Vannevar Labs is seeking Mission Lead Interns for summer 2027. Interns may work remotely with frequent travel to customer sites, potentially 75% or more of the summer.

Mission Leads are customer-facing owners of mission outcomes. You will lead engagements with government stakeholders to identify high-value mission problems, shape pilots and deployments, and turn demonstrated mission value into durable, funded programs.

Qualifications

• This role blends mission credibility with strong execution and technical intuition.
• You will operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments, translating mission needs into clear technical narratives.
• Coordinate across functional teams (Product, Engineering, Mission, Security, and Operations) to deliver and scale.
• U.S. Persons status with TS/SCI clearance is required to access U.S. only data systems.

Responsibilities

• Embed with users. Sit on site with DOW customer groups and build deep intuition for their mission.
• Build trust by understanding user problems and helping solve them over time.
• Turn ambiguity into hypotheses. Break complex mission problems into specific workflows that can be tested.
• Configure product workflows. Set up high-value workflows for users through creative, iterative configuration.
• Test and troubleshoot releases. Debug product issues on deployed DOW systems and work with engineering to resolve them.
• Generate mission wins. Identify what works, onboard users, and translate wins into evidence of impact.
• Develop new user groups. Build relationships with additional teams on site and identify where Vannevar can create value.
• Operate independently. Set priorities on site and push work through without waiting for perfect direction.

Skills

Customer-facing

Stakeholder engagement

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

MBA/MA student

Job description

Vannevar Labs is seeking Mission Lead Interns for summer 2027. Interns may work remotely with frequent travel to customer sites, potentially 75% or more of the summer.

Mission Leads are customer-facing owners of mission outcomes. You will lead engagements with government stakeholders to identify high-value mission problems, shape pilots and deployments, and turn demonstrated mission value into durable, funded programs.