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2025 DSP/FPGA Engineer Summer Intern - Full-time / Part-time

Thales Defense Security, Inc.
Full-time
On-site
$25 - $25 USD hourly
Overview:
p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"strongspan style="color: black;"Thales Defense Security, Inc./span/strongspan style="color: black;" strong(TDSI)/strong /spanspan style="color: #0d0f2f; background: white;"Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60 years. With over 1000 employees, TDSI and its three subsidiaries (Tampa Microwave, Advanced Acoustic Concepts, and Trusted Cyber Technologies), supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI’s key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems. Lives depend on what we do!/span/span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;" /span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #252525;"Thales Defense Security, Inc. has an opening for an intern within the Software Engineering department for 8 weeks during the summer of 2025. This position will be responsible for some entry-level assignments that will provide exposure to the software engineering job family. This position is located in the Germantown, MD office and reports to the Manager of Engineering./span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #252525;"strongPlease Note: The Intern must be prepared to start in Germantown, MD in Summer 2025. /strong /span/p

Responsibilities:
p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"During your summer internship with mission-driven engineers, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of DSP solutions for various mission applications on next generation Software-Defined Radio (SDR) signal processing hardware. Some of the skills you can expect to develop include:/span/pullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Understanding the intricacies of DSP algorithms for various SDR applications./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Learn to develop and implement FPGA-based solutions for signal processing tasks./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Participate in the verification and testing of DSP/FPGA designs./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Help document design specifications, test procedures, and results./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Learn and utilize industry-standard tools for DSP/FPGA development./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Assisting in the setup and maintenance of DSP lab equipment./span/li/ul

Qualifications:
p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" /pullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongspan style="color: black;"U.S. Citizenship required. -/span/strongspan style="color: black;" Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information./span/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Must be enrolled in an accredited university of college and have completed at least 2 semesters within the engineering field of study. Electrical Engineering preferred./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing/Digital Communications algorithms and techniques (Turbo/Viterbi coding/decoding, Channel Estimation, Equalization, Filter Design, Resampling Theory etc.)/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Experience with high speed digital interfaces, experience in either/or Xilinx and Altera design./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Experience coding in Verilog and/or VHDL./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Familiarity with Matlab or Python required. C/C++ or other programming languages is desired./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Understanding of wireless communication theory and signal processing theory is a plus./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Must be proficient in English both verbal and written./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"The hourly pay range for this role is $strong22.00 - $25.00/strong USD. The hour pay range provided is a good faith estimate representative of the experience level for the role described above. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills./span/pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: black;"For specific questions about this job posting, candidates may contact the recruiter at careers@thalesdsi.com./span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;" /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"Thales is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal, state and local laws. We are an E-Verify Employer. /span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;" /span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"If you need an accommodation or assistance in order to apply for a position with Thales, please call Human Resources at 240-864-7288./span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"span style="color: #767171;"#LI-JD1/span/span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"span style="color: #767171;"#LI-Onsite /span/span/em/strong/span/p
Overview:
p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"strongspan style="color: black;"Thales Defense Security, Inc./span/strongspan style="color: black;" strong(TDSI)/strong /spanspan style="color: #0d0f2f; background: white;"Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60 years. With over 1000 employees, TDSI and its three subsidiaries (Tampa Microwave, Advanced Acoustic Concepts, and Trusted Cyber Technologies), supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI’s key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems. Lives depend on what we do!/span/span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;" /span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #252525;"Thales Defense Security, Inc. has an opening for an intern within the Software Engineering department for 8 weeks during the summer of 2025. This position will be responsible for some entry-level assignments that will provide exposure to the software engineering job family. This position is located in the Germantown, MD office and reports to the Manager of Engineering./span/pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #252525;"strongPlease Note: The Intern must be prepared to start in Germantown, MD in Summer 2025. /strong /span/p

Responsibilities:
p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"During your summer internship with mission-driven engineers, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of DSP solutions for various mission applications on next generation Software-Defined Radio (SDR) signal processing hardware. Some of the skills you can expect to develop include:/span/pullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Understanding the intricacies of DSP algorithms for various SDR applications./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Learn to develop and implement FPGA-based solutions for signal processing tasks./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Participate in the verification and testing of DSP/FPGA designs./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Help document design specifications, test procedures, and results./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Learn and utilize industry-standard tools for DSP/FPGA development./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Assisting in the setup and maintenance of DSP lab equipment./span/li/ul

Qualifications:
p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" /pullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongspan style="color: black;"U.S. Citizenship required. -/span/strongspan style="color: black;" Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information./span/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Must be enrolled in an accredited university of college and have completed at least 2 semesters within the engineering field of study. Electrical Engineering preferred./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing/Digital Communications algorithms and techniques (Turbo/Viterbi coding/decoding, Channel Estimation, Equalization, Filter Design, Resampling Theory etc.)/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Experience with high speed digital interfaces, experience in either/or Xilinx and Altera design./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;"Experience coding in Verilog and/or VHDL./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Familiarity with Matlab or Python required. C/C++ or other programming languages is desired./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Understanding of wireless communication theory and signal processing theory is a plus./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Must be proficient in English both verbal and written./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"The hourly pay range for this role is $strong22.00 - $25.00/strong USD. The hour pay range provided is a good faith estimate representative of the experience level for the role described above. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills./span/pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: black;"For specific questions about this job posting, candidates may contact the recruiter at careers@thalesdsi.com./span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;" /span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"Thales is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal, state and local laws. We are an E-Verify Employer. /span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;" /span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"If you need an accommodation or assistance in order to apply for a position with Thales, please call Human Resources at 240-864-7288./span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"span style="color: #767171;"#LI-JD1/span/span/em/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"strongemspan style="color: #767171;"span style="color: #767171;"#LI-Onsite /span/span/em/strong/span/p