Software Engineering Intern 3 - 2026

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking talented engineering interns for a flipped engineering environment in Spring/Summer 2026. Interns will perform reverse engineering tasks and contribute to software product development used by hardware engineers.

Responsibilities

• Candidates for this position will be responsible for successfully reverse engineering specific components of larger systems and developing source code which incorporates that knowledge into HII’s existing software platform
• Candidates will be expected to write clear and maintainable source code and provide a thorough test suite demonstrating code correctness
• The use of FPGA and/or microprocessor vendor tools will be required in order to generate test designs
• Effective collaboration with teammates on the development of new ideas and accepting constructive feedback through the code review process is required
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be willing and able to obtain a DoD security clearance (if not already cleared)

Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent + Must be working towards a Bachelor's degree with between 40% and 60% of the required credits completed
• Are a United States citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Are enrolled in a bachelor's program in a relevant engineering discipline
• Have experience with object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java, Python)
• Have exposure to basic logic gates and Boolean math (AND, OR)
• Have the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Already possess an active security clearance
• Have experience with modern C++ standards (>= C++17) and STL
• Have experience with Python
• Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL
• Have experience with FPGA design software (Quartus, ISE, Vivado, etc.)
• Have experience with software reverse engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra, etc.)
• Have experience with source control systems (git, svn, perforce, etc.)
• Have experience with the code review process

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