Systems Engineer Intern

Leidos Inc; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos' mission-focused engineering team offers an internship in Arlington, VA, blending data analytics, AI, and autonomous systems. You will work with engineers to capture use cases, decompose requirements, and help design a platform with ML-enabled services. This 8–10 week internship begins May/June 2027.

Applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s in Systems Engineering or related field, with SysML/UML experience, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s or Master’s in Systems Engineering or related field.
• Experience with SysML and/or UML.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers and stakeholders to capture use cases and decompose requirements.
• Research and evaluate technologies to improve performance, usability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Support system design and architecture for a platform with a user-facing interface, microservices, and ML-enabled services.
• Produce SysML/UML diagrams and design notes.
• Contribute to an iterative delivery environment by communicating progress, risks, and dependencies.

Skills

Agile/Lean- Agile practices

SysML/UML understanding

AI/ML concepts

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

Description

Join Leidos' mission-focused engineering team and deliver software that powers data analytics, computer vision, and AI capabilities for national security customers. At Leidos, we don't just offer internships - we offercareer acceleration. This is your chance to work alongside industry-leading experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and multi-modal information retrieval.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers and stakeholders tocapture use casesanddecompose requirements
• Research and evaluate technologiesto improve performance, usability, reliability, and maintainability
• Supportsystem design and architectureefforts for a platform that includes:
  • a user-facing interface for search and analytics
  • microservice-based components
  • multiple ML-enabled services
• Produce high-quality engineering artifacts such asSysML/UML diagrams and design notes
• Contribute to an iterative delivery environment by communicating progress, risks, and dependencies clearly

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing aBachelor's or Master'sinSystems Engineeringor related field
• Experience withSysML and/or UML

• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Leidos will guide you through the clearance process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure toAgile / Lean-Agilepractices
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycleand/orDevOps concepts
• Hands-on experience usingGit

• Ability to obtain /maintain Top Secret security clearance with polygraph.

Work location and schedule

• Arlington, VA. Hybrid: 4 days on-site, 1 day remote per week.
• 8-10 week internship, target start May/June 2027.

How to stand out

• Share a link to your GitHub/portfolio and briefly describe a project you're proud of (what you built, technologies used, and your role).
• If team-based, clarify your individual contributions

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.