[Hiring] Internship - Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Remote Sensing Sciences @Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Role Description

The Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Remote Sensing Sciences Group at APL transforms fundamental research into technical innovations that impact how Navy platforms operate in the marine environment. We are seeking a technical intern to contribute to challenging research spanning remote sensing, physics-based signature modeling, signal processing, algorithm development, experimental design, and data analysis. You will work alongside physicists and engineers supporting programs of national importance in the maritime domain.

Our team conducts in situ and remote-sensing research involving oceanic and atmospheric phenomena. We value rigorous technical work, collaboration, professional growth, accurate results, and actionable recommendations for our sponsors.

Intern assignments will be tailored to your academic background, technical interests, and program needs. As your skills develop, you may take on increasingly complex work. Potential responsibilities include:

• Analyze remote-sensing and experimental data using scientific computing and signal-processing tools, including Python and MATLAB.
• Run and evaluate physics-based models, fluid-dynamics simulations, and related computational tools.
• Process, visualize, interpret, and document model and simulation results.
• Develop, test, or improve data-analysis methods and algorithms.
• Support laboratory and field experiments, including test planning, data collection, and post-test analysis.
• Communicate technical findings through briefings, reports, visualizations, and discussions with project teams.

Qualifications

• Are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in physics, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related technical field.
• Have programming experience applicable to scientific or engineering analysis, such as Python, MATLAB, Fortran, or a comparable language.
• Can work effectively in a collaborative research environment and communicate technical results clearly.
• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Are able to obtain a Secret level security clearance by your start date. 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.

Requirements

• Experience analyzing experimental, observational, simulation, or remote-sensing data.
• Coursework or project experience in signal processing, numerical modeling, fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, physics-based modeling, or scientific computing.
• Familiarity with oceanographic, atmospheric, electro-optical, radar, LIDAR, or other sensing systems.
• Experience with data visualization, version control, Linux/HPC environments, or reproducible computational workflows.
• Interest in planning and participating in laboratory or field experiments.

Benefits

• Generous benefits, including a 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, and training and development.