With the ever-accelerating technological advances and growing system complexity, NSA needs Engineers to integrate systems, reduce the cost to operate and maintain systems & to design, develop, construct and test electronic hardware and software processing components. These components are typically subsystems of communication, collection, processing or analysis systems.
NSA Engineering interns are hired into positions supporting a broad range of specialized skills including Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Communications Engineering.

Responsibilities may include:
-Designing, developing, testing and/or evaluating computer or computer-related equipment.
-Programming, modifying and/or configuring system software that manages the computer hardware and provides services to the applications.
-Applying software engineering principles to design, develop, test, and evaluate/modify software applications.
-Craft high-level system design, specify system/component performance and interface requirements and develop installations, integration and acceptance test plans.

If you are familiar with NSA's individual internal programs, please apply to this advertisement if you are interested in the following internships:
-Science of Security (SoS) Intern Program
-Summer Program for Operations Research Technology (SPORT)
-Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-Cyber Ops) Summer Intern Program
-Cyber Summer Program (CSP)
-Cybersecurity Directorate Summer Intern Program (CSDIP)
-Hawaii CAE Cyber Operations Summer Program
-Installation and Logistics (I&L) / Data Center Facilities Management (DCFM) Intern Program
-Summer Intern Program for Science and Technology (SIP/ST)
-Summer Intern Program for Information Assurance (SIP/IA)
-Signals Intelligence Collection Program (SICP)
-NSA Colorado Summer Intern Program
-NSA Texas Summer Intern Program
-NSA Hawaii Technical Summer Intern Program
-NSA Georgia Summer Intern Program

While the majority of positions available are at Ft. Meade, MD, we have available positions at our other U.S. sites: Hawaii, Colorado, Texas & Georgia. Please indicate in your online application if you are interested in any of these field sites.

-Students are paid a competitive salary commensurate with their education level.
-Receive annual leave, sick leave and paid federal holidays.
-Participation in agency-wide extracurricular programs.
-Students who attend school in excess of 75 miles from Ft. Meade, MD are eligible for a round trip airfare ticket to and from school or mileage reimbursement up to the cost of a government-issued airline ticket. Travel reimbursement will not be provided to our location in Hawaii.
-Daily transportation to and from work is NOT provided. Students participating in the program are highly encouraged to bring a vehicle. Carpooling with other students MAY be available, but is NOT guaranteed.
-Subsidized housing accommodations are available upon request if school is located in excess of 75 miles from NSA's main HQs campus. Housing accommodations are NOT provided for any of our field sites.

As an Engineering and Physical Science professional, you will use your skills to create the systems and tools that will be used to enhance the operation of intelligence. You will advise, administer and perform scientific projects, such as planning, designing, and constructing specialized equipment, and ensuring adherence to sound engineering and scientific standards and principles. The NSA offers multiple areas of focus for facilities engineers, including computer, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural. In addition, we are seeking skills that include computer design, microelectronics, radio frequency design, and systems engineering. Apply your science and engineering skills to protect the nation.

To be accepted into the NSA Summer Internship - Engineering, candidates must:

-Be a U.S. citizen;
-Be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI/TK security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation that includes passing a Full-Scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation;
-Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for all college work completed;
-Be a currently enrolled college student (undergraduate, graduate or doctorate program) at time of application. Those entering their final year of a degree program cannot be considered unless they are immediately entering graduate school in the Fall of 2022;
-Be available and in the U.S. for operational and technical interviews and other applicable processing, both in-person and via telephone/internet, between the months of November 2021 and March 2022;
-Be pursuing a major in Engineering or closely related field (i.e. Industrial, Systems, Computer Network, Computer, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Software, Physics etc.)

To apply for this position, please click the 'Apply' button located at the top right of this posting. After completing the application for the first time, or reviewing previously entered information, and clicking the `Submit button, you will receive a confirmation email. Please ensure your spam filters are configured to accept emails from noreply@intelligencecareers.gov.

***IMPORTANT: If you are interested in a specific internal program listed above, please indicate the name of the program(s) within the `Other Professional Details' or `Cover Letter' section of your profile.

***PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for our summer internships, your application package is not considered complete until the following items have been emailed to summerinterns@uwe.nsa.gov in addition to your online application.

-Official transcript (unofficial will be accepted if legible)
-At least two (2) letters of recommendation from faculty members or supervisors who can speak directly to your educational background
-PDF copy of your current resume
-Cover Letter (Optional) listing your interest in NSAs summer internships

CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about NSA Summer Internships, please contact us at summerinterns@uwe.nsa.gov or call us at 410-854-4726.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions in the NSA are in the Excepted Services under 10 United States Codes (USC) 1601 appointment authority.