Learning Engineering Intern

Job overview

The Learning Engineering Intern role is fully onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, and compensation is not specified. The intern supports the Cyber Mission Readiness Directorate within CERT, which develops training, exercises, and assessments to improve cyber mission readiness. The role applies learning science to hands-on cybersecurity courses, connecting mission tasks with learning objectives, practice, and performance-based assessment. It also uses learner data to evaluate training and helps review AI-assisted curriculum workflows for accuracy and alignment.

What you'll do

• Design learning experiences and performance-based assessments
• align mission tasks, learning objectives, and practice activities
• instrument learning experiences with xAPI/cmi5 and analyze learner data
• evaluate and refine AI-assisted curriculum workflows and generated content
• document findings and present recommendations to instructors, developers, and stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

learning engineering intern

learning science

cybersecurity training

learning experience design

assessment design

learning analytics

xapi

cmi5

ai-assisted curriculum

training evaluation

pittsburgh pa

carnegie mellon university

part-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits-eligible employees may receive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement savings with employer contributions
• tuition benefits
• paid time off and holidays
• life and accidental death and disability insurance
• transit pass
• family concierge
• fitness center access.

Why this role

Part-time internship beginning Fall 2026, with the option to continue through Spring 2027; combines learning science, cybersecurity training, learning analytics, and AI-assisted curriculum review.

About the employer

Carnegie Mellon University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.