Software Engineering Intern

Who We Are

Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions. The Manassas campus is a center of engineering expertise that encourages creativity, excellence, and the creation of exceptional products. The team is made up of dedicated professionals who push the boundaries of what is possible.

The Work

The RMS team in Manassas is looking for a Software Engineering Intern for the Integrated Common Processor (ICP) program. The program provides a common Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems (IUSS) signal processing and display system software and hardware suite for the US Navy. This position requires a DoD Secret Clearance.

Core Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Development: Assist in writing and modifying clean, scalable code, or expand existing capabilities to support critical Navy mission applications.
• Baseline Lifecycle Management: Help troubleshoot and debug issues in the existing software baseline, learn the system architecture, and contribute to reliability, efficiency, and long-term stability.
• System Integration and Testing: Write and execute unit tests, code integration tasks, and validation procedures to support software verification within complex naval computing environments.
• Team Collaboration and Technical Learning: Take part in the engineering process by joining technical design reviews, learning from peer code evaluations, and working with senior engineers to grow your technical capabilities.

The Intern Experience

Beyond daily engineering tasks, you will take part in a development program designed to broaden your horizons. It includes dedicated mentorship, an intern project that goes beyond core engineering work, and exclusive leadership roundtable sessions. The program evolves based on feedback, so the experience stays dynamic and relevant.

Technical Environment and Framework

• Operating System: Red Hat Linux (RHEL)
• Programming Languages: Java, C++
• Frameworks and Tools: Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, GitLab

Desired Skills

• Exposure to advanced Java development, such as multithreading
• Exposure to the Java desktop UI framework JavaFX
• Basic understanding of relational or non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
• Familiarity with Agile concepts
• Familiarity with Bash scripting

Benefits

Benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, EAP, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability. Annual incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position, and payments are not guaranteed.