Defense Sustainment Integration Intern… at Exiger · Huntsville

Summary: Exiger is a leading supply chain risk management software-as-a-service company, seeking a Defense Sustainment Integration Intern to support advanced analytics and AI initiatives within their Government Solutions team. The intern will apply modern computer science, data analytics, and AI techniques to address complex supply chain risk and sustainment challenges, contributing to national security and operational readiness missions. Responsibilities: - Apply data engineering and analytics techniques to transform complex, multi-source datasets into decision-ready outputs - Build and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT) with automated validation, logging, traceability, and reproducibility - Implement data quality checks and monitoring to ensure completeness, consistency, and reliability of analytics outputs - Support entity resolution and record linkage efforts to produce high-confidence “golden records” for suppliers, parts, and facilities - Develop relationship and network views that illuminate dependencies, tiers, chokepoints, and concentration risk across supply chains - Assist in building risk indicators and early-warning signals that surface potential sustainment disruptions - Prototype analytics or AI approaches for risk scoring, anomaly detection, and alerting, with clear and explainable rationale - Produce dashboards, notebooks, and short decision-oriented briefs aligned to real-world sustainment workflows - Document methods, assumptions, and results to ensure explainability, auditability, and operational usability - Collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, and delivery leaders to align analytics outputs with mission needs Required Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Data Analytics/Data Science, AI/ML, or a related field - Strong programming skills in Python (data wrangling, validation, ML workflows) and SQL (joins, window functions, performance fundamentals) - Experience with core data engineering concepts: schema design, ETL, testing, version control, and reproducibility - Understanding of modern analytics and AI practices, including feature engineering, model evaluation, and explainability - Ability to translate technical findings into clear, decision-focused written narratives - Comfortable working in structured, compliance-oriented environments with sensitive data Preferred Qualifications: - Exposure to supply chain, logistics, sustainment, or acquisition data concepts - Experience with entity resolution, fuzzy matching, or record linkage techniques - Familiarity with graph analytics (e.g., NetworkX, Neo4j) and relationship-based risk analysis - Experience with data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations or similar patterns) - Exposure to secure development practices and controlled data environments Required Skills: Python, SQL, Data Engineering Important Skills: AI/ML, Data Analytics Nice-to-Have Skills: Technical Writing, Collaboration, Problem Solving Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer Benefits: Paid, full-time 10-week Summer Internship, Hybrid work model supporting collaboration with distributed delivery teams, Hands-on experience applying AI and analytics to mission-critical sustainment challenges, Mentorship from senior government delivery, analytics, and engineering leaders, Exposure to real-world, operational decision-making environments, Inclusive, mission-driven culture focused on rigor, learning, and impact, Networking opportunities across Exiger’s Government Solutions organization