Department of War Forward Deployed Engineer Intern — Hybrid

Job overview

The Department of War Forward Deployed Engineer Intern role is hybrid to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Compensation is not specified. The SkillBridge internship supports Research Innovations’ CJADC2 business area, where the company develops software for government and military users. The intern learns to translate operational needs into software and systems-integration requirements in support of mission-focused engineering. The work includes developing applications, coordinating data schemas and pipelines, and collaborating with engineering teams to prototype and deploy secure solutions for operational environments.

What you'll do

• Learn to design scalable solutions for cloud and disconnected tactical-edge environments
• develop applications using languages such as Python, Java, C++, or TypeScript
• help architect data pipelines and schema ontologies
• translate operational workflows into technical requirements and specifications
• collaborate on projects from ideation and prototyping through secure deployment
• learn systems integration with legacy military command-and-control and targeting platforms
• iterate based on user feedback.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forward deployed engineer intern

hybrid

joint base lewis-mcchord wa

research innovations

skillbridge internship

cjadc2

software engineering

systems integration

data modeling

python

java

top secret clearance

sci eligibility

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible work schedules
• health insurance
• paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• paid parental leave
• wellness programs.

Why this role

SkillBridge or Career Skills internship program approval required; active U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required; 1+ years of relevant post-college software engineering or development experience sought. Benefits listed include flexible schedules, health insurance, paid time off, 401(k) match, paid parental leave, and wellness programs.

About the employer

Research Innovations is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.