Security Engineer Intern - AI-Driven Nuclear Tech

Nuclear; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Job summary

The Nuclear Company in Washington, DC is building software for the next generation of nuclear reactors. We offer a six-month Spring 2027 co‑op as a Security Engineer Intern, based on-site in Washington, DC, with mentorship and a scoped project from design to delivery.

You will join the Product Security team to secure NOS and cloud systems, tackling application security, cloud security, and GRC across AWS workloads and development pipelines.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a BS in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience completing a working technical project through coursework, independent work, a student team, or a prior internship.
• Ability to explain technical work clearly and learn from engineers in different disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Build scripts, tools, and automation that help engineering teams develop secure software.
• Help identify and address security risks in applications, APIs, AWS workloads, and development pipelines.
• Participate in threat modeling, design and code reviews, and security testing with guidance from the team.
• Help improve security visibility and detections for cloud workloads and the software we operate.
• Investigate findings from security tools, validate their impact, and work with engineers on practical fixes.
• Document your work so the improvements can be used and maintained across teams.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

Go

Education

BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Computer Engineering / Cybersecurity

Tools

AWS

Job description

The Nuclear Company in Washington, DC is building software for the next generation of nuclear reactors. We offer a six-month Spring 2027 co‑op as a Security Engineer Intern, based on-site in Washington, DC, with mentorship and a scoped project from design to delivery.

You will join the Product Security team to secure NOS and cloud systems, tackling application security, cloud security, and GRC across AWS workloads and development pipelines.