Systems Engineering Intern — SoS Design & V&V

Battelle Energy Alliance; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday time off

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory seeks an motivated intern to support the Systems Engineering team on a hands-on program spanning System of Systems development, requirements engineering, architecture design, and V&V activities. You will work with engineers to contribute to projects in energy, national security, and advanced research.

The internship is onsite at the Idaho Falls campus with a 9x80 schedule; start date and duration vary by project and student availability.

Qualifications

• Enrolled full time in an undergraduate engineering or related technical field.
• Interest in systems thinking, integrated systems development, or multidisciplinary engineering.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills; able to think at component and system levels.
• Familiarity with systems engineering concepts such as requirements, architectures, interfaces, and V&V.
• Experience with modeling or diagramming tools is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work in teams and communicate technical concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of System of Systems architectures, including identifying system interactions, dependencies, and integration points.
• Assist in requirements elicitation, decomposition, and management, working with multidisciplinary teams to capture functional and performance needs.
• Participate in architecture modeling and analysis, using SE tools to evaluate system behavior and design alternatives.
• Support verification and validation planning and execution, ensuring requirements are testable and traceable.
• Contribute to creation of system engineering artifacts, such as interface definitions and requirements traceability matrices.
• Collaborate with engineers, researchers, and project managers to apply systems thinking to real-world problems.
• Participate in team discussions, design reviews, and technical evaluations to gain visibility into the full lifecycle.

Skills

Engineering

Computer Science

Systems thinking

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree (Engineering/related)

Tools

Modeling tools

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory seeks an motivated intern to support the Systems Engineering team on a hands-on program spanning System of Systems development, requirements engineering, architecture design, and V&V activities. You will work with engineers to contribute to projects in energy, national security, and advanced research.

The internship is onsite at the Idaho Falls campus with a 9x80 schedule; start date and duration vary by project and student availability.