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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 3 months ago

2026 Internship – Wireless Communications Engineer – Wireless Cyber Capabilities

Laurel, MD

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$22.60/hr - $47.95/hr

Start in 2026

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is dedicated to solving critical defense, security, space, and science challenges. They are seeking an intern for their Wireless Cyber Capabilities Group to build expertise in wireless communications and collaborate on implementing wireless communication technology solutions.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Be part of a team that leverages wireless communications expertise, software defined radios (SDR), and radio frequency machine learning (RFML) to own the communications environment

Collaborate with a team of wireless communications engineers and software developers to implement wireless communication technology solutions

Qualification

Wireless communication conceptsSoftware defined radios (SDR)Digital signal processing (DSP)Software design patternsMachine learning (ML)Passion for programmingTeam collaboration

Required

Are pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree

Are interested in signals & systems or wireless communication concepts

Have a passion for software programming

Are able to obtain Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

Preferred

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of signals & systems or wireless communication concepts

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of software design patterns in a language such as Python, C/C++, VHDL/Verilog, or MATLAB

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) such as Fourier analysis and filtering

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of software defined radio (SDR) frameworks such as GNU Radio

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of machine learning (ML) including frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Training and development

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942