2027 Summer Internship Program -… at National… · Fort Meade

Summary: The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity missions. This paid summer internship provides undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on experience supporting intelligence infrastructure, data center facility management, installation and logistics, construction planning, control systems, data analysis, and mission-critical facility operations.

Responsibilities:
- Contribute to construction and renovation projects that support facility operations and maintenance through infrastructure planning, design development, standards application and project management services
- Monitor our 24/7 operations at the Facilities Control Center with a team of control systems specialists, including experts on fire alarms, SCADA and electrical systems
- Coordinate master plans for the new campus under construction, backed by quantifiable cost-benefit analysis
- Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical system deficiencies through control management systems with a team of senior engineers optimizing functionality for successful future operations
- Creation of room layouts to optimize efficiency of a data center
- Collect and analyze power space and cooling data for new system installations
- Use of 6 Sigma Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool to better understand how certain factors affect the information technology environment
- Design of a net-zero data center facility with the latest industry power and cooling infrastructure technology

Required Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program (undergraduate, graduate, doctorate) at time of application
- Specific education requirements vary by program
- Must be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation
- Must be available and in the U.S. for operational and technical interviews and other applicable processing, both in-person and via telephone/internet, between the months of October 2026 and April 2027
- Architecture, Accounting, Business Management, Business Statistics, Control Systems, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Design and Planning, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Finance, Fire Protection, Operations/Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Control Systems, Information Technology/Networking, and Urban Development/City Planning or related majors
- Other majors may be considered, however the majors listed above are highly recommended

Preferred Qualifications:
- Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Required Skills: TS/SCI Security Clearance Eligibility, Control Systems, Industrial Control Systems, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Information Technology and Networking, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Architecture, Design and Planning, Fire Protection, Urban Development and City Planning

Internship Start Date: Start in 2027 Summer

Benefits: Annual leave, Sick leave, Paid federal holidays, Students who attend school in excess of 75 miles from Fort Meade, MD are eligible for housing accommodations and travel entitlements of a round trip airfare ticket to and from school or mileage reimbursement up to the cost of a government-issued airline ticket., Participation in agency-wide extracurricular programs., Receive top-tier mentorship., Engage with senior leaders., Tour behind the scenes.