SATCOM Systems Intern: Airborne Connectivity & Testing

Mitre Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in Bedford, MA is seeking students for a hands-on engineering internship in the Advanced Wireless & SATCOM Department. You will assist connectivity analysis, SATCOM terminal integration, and test setup as part of a collaborative team.

This role emphasizes practical Python or C/C++ scripting to organize data, run basic calculations, and document results, with occasional travel to Dayton, OH and onsite work in Bedford.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• Completed coursework in engineering mathematics, physics, computing, or circuits.
• Basic ability to read and write code in at least one language such as C/C++ or Python.
• Foundational experience applying an engineering design, test, or troubleshooting process to a class, research, or personal project.

Responsibilities

• Support supervised engineering analysis of connectivity for Mobility Air Forces aircraft and related program efforts.
• Assist with communications system and SATCOM terminal integration, test setup, procedures, measurements, and evaluation of link or network performance.
• Use introductory Python or C/C++ scripting to organize test data, perform basic calculations, plot results, and improve repeatable laboratory workflows.
• Document test configurations, observations, technical issues, and results; contribute to briefings and engineering summaries.

Skills

Programming basics (C/C++ or Python)

Education

Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Git

C/C++

Job description

MITRE in Bedford, MA is seeking students for a hands-on engineering internship in the Advanced Wireless & SATCOM Department. You will assist connectivity analysis, SATCOM terminal integration, and test setup as part of a collaborative team.

This role emphasizes practical Python or C/C++ scripting to organize data, run basic calculations, and document results, with occasional travel to Dayton, OH and onsite work in Bedford.