AFIT ANT Research Intern​/Co-Op; Spring​/Summer

Position: AFIT ANT Research Intern/Co-Op (Spring/Summer 2026) - 27420
Location: Dayton

Requisition Number: 27420

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $44,962.00 - $54,000.00

Security Clearance:
Ability to Obtain  

Level of

Experience:

Mid

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Job Description

The Autonomy and Navigation Technology (ANT) Center, located at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson AFB, is looking for a motivated, ambitious individual to serve as a Research Intern/Co-Op student. The successful candidate will be in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's or Master's degree   from a major university or college  in Computer Science , Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

The candidate must be a self-sufficient and independent professional.

 While we're thrilled to connect with candidates nationwide, this opportunity does not include temporary relocation or housing stipend support.

This position requires the individual to be a U.S. Citizen in order to work on applicable programs.

This is an hourly, non‑exempt internship with a pay range of $22-$26 per hour, commensurate with degree progress, completed credits, and relevant experience.

Essential

Job Responsibilities

The Research Intern/Co-Op student will work closely with AFIT professors to support several research projects throughout the internship.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

+ Design, develop and test computer software in support of research requirements

+ Collecting and analyzing experimental data

+ Work with faculty, students and research engineers to develop new algorithms and tooling that support the various autonomy and advanced navigation research projects

+ Integrate various hardware and software components to support specific research needs

+ Support CI/CD pipelines and repository maintenance to ensure availaiblity of software tooling

+ Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results

The end goal of this internship is to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to expand their experiences as well as giving the ANT Center an opportunity to vet qualified future hires.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Must be currently pursuing and enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program to meet internship requirements.

+ Academic or hand-on previous intern experience in software design, development, coding, testing and debugging

+ Solid foundation in object-oriented design, programming and requirements development

+ Experience in a variety of programming languages, but strong in Python, C++ and C

+

Experience with Ubuntu Linux, git and Docker

+ Ability to work independently and as a team member

+ The candidate should demonstrate a hands-on approach to problem-solving and must be willing to actively participate in the evalutation of algorithm and…