HII Mission Technologies (HII MT) is seeking talented engineering interns to work in a flipped engineering environment for Spring/Summer 2026. The team in Roanoke, VA specializes in reverse engineering and microelectronics trust and assurance. Candidates will contribute to the team by performing reverse engineering tasks on existing products and encoding discoveries directly into the codebase. Candidates will also contribute to the development of a real software product used by hardware engineers.
Requirements
- Candidates will be exposed to a variety of technologies involving hardware description languages, embedded instruction architectures, high-level software development languages, formal verification tools, and more.
- The ideal candidate will have experience with object-oriented design and have an understanding of basic logic gates.
- We are particularly looking for candidates that have experience with FPGA design (Quartus, Vivado, ISE), embedded system design, EDA tools (synthesis, P&R, simulation), and/or microcontrollers.
- Experience with software reverse engineering is also valued in this position.
- Have experience with object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java, Python)
- Have exposure to basic logic gates and Boolean math (AND, OR)
- Have experience with modern C++ standards (>= C++17) and STL
- Have experience with Python
- Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL
- Have experience with FPGA design soft
Responsibilities
- Candidates for this position will be responsible for successfully reverse engineering specific components of larger systems and developing source code which incorporates that knowledge into HII’s existing software platform.
- Candidates will be expected to write clear and maintainable source code and provide a thorough test suite demonstrating code correctness.
- The use of FPGA and/or microprocessor vendor tools will be required in order to generate test designs.
- Effective collaboration with teammates on the development of new ideas and accepting constructive feedback through the code review process is required.
Other
- Required Travel: 0 - 10%
- Employment Type: Part Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt
- Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
- Level of Experience: Intern
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be willing and able to obtain a DoD security clearance (if not already cleared).
- Are a United States citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
- Are enrolled in a bachelor’s program in a relevant engineering discipline
- Have the ability to learn new skills quickly
- Already possess an active security clearance
