2024 Data Platforms and Architectures Undergraduate Intern

Internship conversion position for the Data Platforms and Architecture Department.  This position will be located at in partially remotely with some onsite work in Chantilly, VA.

The Data Platforms and Architectures Department develops cloud-based, scalable, and resilient data analysis pipelines, tools and platforms to enable the full exploitation of historical and streaming data sets for a variety of civil and national security space customers. Do you want to do cutting edge data engineering and do innovative work on the open-source data processing frameworks with the ability to intelligently scale? Join us as a Cloud Native Software Developer on the Data Platforms and Architectures Department team in The Aerospace Corporation!

Work Model:
This position will be a hybrid work model and offer partially remote with some onsite work required in Chantilly, VA.

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Supporting the National Security, United States Space Force, DoD, and commercial space enterprise customers through the identification, prototyping, assessment, and implementation of cutting-edge data engineering technologies in a cloud-native environment.
• Collaborating with technical subject matter experts and interdisciplinary teams to conceive, design, and develop enterprise data analysis pipelines and applications.
• Learning by doing, acquiring expertise in emerging technologies to further personal and organizational breadth of knowledge in an academic environment where self-enrichment, training, and mentorship is fundamental.
• Proposing innovative research and development projects, leading research and proof-of-concept development as the principal investigator.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed.

What Corporate Skills You’ll Bring 

• · Strong written and oral communication skills 
• · Must work well in a team environment 
• · Possess organizational, time management and project management skills 
• · Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need 
• · Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations 

What You Need to be Successful 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Pursuing a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college/university program
• Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full-time after completion of the internship.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0  
• Intermediate knowledge of one or more programming languages, including Python and/or Java.
• Backend development project experience or course work in data structures and algorithms.
• Experience developing in Unix-like environments and using source/version control (Git).

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance; which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. 
• Transcripts required

How You Can Stand Out [3-5 bullets recommended] 

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: 

• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Active security clearance  
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience with cloud native application development or cloud infrastructure
• Development of data platforms
• Experience with data security and governance technologies
• Microservice architectures
• Distributed and stream data processing
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of other programming languages i.e. Python, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, etc.

Temporary Housing not available

The Aerospace Corporation is a proud member of Space Workforce 2030, a growing coalition of leading space companies committed to collaboratively working toward a shared vision of expanding and diversifying opportunities for talent to join the exciting space industry. As part of this commitment, the Space Workforce 2030 companies have pledged to increase the number of females, diverse employees, and interns with a goal to hire at least 3,000 interns by the summer of 2030. Click here to learn more and register for the National Space Intern program. 

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change   
• Engage with Impact   
• Foster Innovation   
• Deliver Results  

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.  A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

We are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at ieo.mailbox@aero.org. You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.