Software Engineering Intern 3 - 2026

HII is a leader in national defense and cybersecurity, seeking engineering interns for their Mission Technologies division. Interns will engage in reverse engineering tasks and contribute to software development for hardware engineers, gaining exposure to various technologies in a dynamic environment.

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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