Software Engineer Intern

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

About Us
At KBR we deliver science technology and engineering solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions.

Join us at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and help shape the future of Earth science data systems. As part of our mission-driven team youll contribute to projects that make a global impact supporting research innovation and technology that empower scientists and decision-makers worldwide.

Position Overview
This summer-based internship is open to juniors seniors and graduate students pursuing a career in software development. You will work on-site at the EROS Center near Sioux Falls South Dakota and gain real-world experience in software engineering. Candidate must have three years of continuous residency in the U.S. for issuance of a Government Security credential.

Why Youll Love This Role

Work on meaningful projects that support Earth science and sustainability

Collaborate with experienced engineers and mentors who are passionate about innovation

Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies in software development

Be part of a team that values curiosity creativity and continuous learning

What Youll Gain

Practical experience with modern software development tools and methodologies

Exposure to cloud technologies and data systems

Mentorship from experienced engineers and opportunities for professional growth

Insight into government contracting and mission-critical IT operations

Core Responsibilities
Design and implement tasks required in the development of software products
Communicate and coordinate activities and technical status with your mentor supervisor Project Lead and other team members
Ensure all software activities are conducted in accordance with standards and best practices
Support software planning including requirements definition activity identification and estimating
Perform and document preliminary and detailed design of software components
Implement software from detailed designs
Develop and conduct software testing
Document the testing effort through generation of test plans procedures and reports
Submit analyze and manage configuration change requests in accordance with CM processes
Participate in code reviews

Education & Skills
Working towards a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Math Engineering or equivalent

Required Skills
Excellent interpersonal organizational and communication skills
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
Experience using Python and C/C
Experience interfacing with database systems
Unix/Linux experience

Desired Skills
This internship is designed to help you learn. Prior experience in all skills is not expected.
Postgres experience
Experience with remote sensing digital image/signal processing techniques and basic geography concepts such as map projections
Experience with AWS Cloud Services (S3 EC2 EKS ECR Lambda)
Experience with CI/CD
Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Experience with Artificial Intelligence for software code generation and documentation

Special Requirements
Three years of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hiring to obtain a badge for government facility access and user account.

Experience and/or education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability.

KBR partners with several other companies to fulfill its requirements as a government contractor. The selected subcontracting companies align their benefits as closely as possible to those above.

KBR Culture
At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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