Internships at Noblis

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Learn, Network and Contribute

An internship at Noblis is time well spent. If you are a student who is looking for good pay, valuable real-world experience and the ability to apply your coursework, Noblis is the place for you. Our interns spend their days collaborating with other interns and full-time staff to create innovative, mission- focused solutions for many of our customers’ most pressing problems.

Build Your Real-World Experience

You will do real work where you can learn, contribute and see what it’s like to be a working professional in your field. You’ll participate in group collaboration activities that allow you to meet other interns and form new connections. You’ll attend seminars and networking events designed to prepare you for life after school.

Invest in Your Future

Your time at Noblis will be challenging, educational, hands on and memorable. You will leave prepared for life after school—as a leader, problem-solver, and critical thinker with real-world experience. And if you love it at Noblis, you may not have to leave us. A significant percentage of our interns become full-time employees.

What We Need from You

  • A GPA of 3.3 or higher.
  • U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency status.
  • Demonstrated analytical skills, strong written and oral communications, and collaboration skills.
  • Must be actively pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree with at least one semester remaining before graduation.
Noblis seeks interns with an interest in and who are studying for the following skills and experience:
    • Computer Science
    • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
    • Software Development and Software Engineering
    • Model-Based Systems Engineering
    • Systems Engineering
    • Transportation Engineering
    • Cybersecurity
    • Modeling and Simulation
    • Robotics
    • Biometric Technologies
    • Bioinformatics
    • Life and Chemical/Biological Sciences
    • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Telecommunications
    • Blockchain Technologies
    • Data Analytics
    • Augmented and Virtual Reality
    • Corporate Business Operations (finance, accounting, human resources/organizational development, information technology, event planning/coordination, and marketing)

The Details

Our internship program includes three cohorts with the following start dates for 2025:
  • Fall: Starting on Sept. 9, 2024
  • Spring: Starting on Jan. 27, 2025
  • Summer: Starting on June 2, 2025
Our year-round internship program (fall/spring):
  • Follows along with the school semester.
  • We accept applications on a rolling basis as opportunities become available throughout the year.
  • You will work between 5-20 hours a week.
  • Most positions are at our Reston, VA headquarters, but we also have opportunities available in our Washington, D.C.; San Diego, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Bridgeport, WV; Virginia Beach, VA and San Antonio, TX locations.
  • You can work in person in a Noblis office or remotely depending on your situation and location. Some roles require you to be in person.
Our 10-week summer internship program:
  • Runs from early June to early August.
  • We begin accepting applications for the summer program in the early fall. Opportunities will be listed below as they become available.
  • You will work full-time, Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week.
  • Most positions are at our Reston, VA headquarters, but we also have opportunities available in our Washington, D.C.; San Diego, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Bridgeport, WV; Virginia Beach, VA and San Antonio, TX locations.
  • You can work in person in a Noblis office or remotely depending on your situation and location. Some roles require you to be in person.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Applications are accepted as roles become available. Please check back often for new opportunities.

DOD Skillbridge Corporate Fellowship Program "Hiring Our Heroes"
Noblis is seeking qualified military members who are eligible to participate in the DOD Skillbridge candidates through Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program.  We have several locations to consider including Reston, Norfolk, Chantilly, VA and Philadelphia, PA and San Diego, CA. This is a program is an initiative to help transitioning active duty...
Location: Reston - VA
Updated: 10/16/2024
Company: Noblis
Summer 2025 Life Sciences Intern
Project Description: Noblis is seeking a qualified technical intern for Summer 2025 with course work and laboratory experience in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or similar domain, and basic PERL, Python, R, or SQL programming. The candidate will work with a small team of Noblis scientists to advance infectious disease science, synthetic biology...
Location: Reston - VA
Updated: 10/15/2024
Company: Noblis
Summer 2025 - Chemicals and Materials Sustainability Analyst Intern
Project Description At Noblis, our Resilience and Sustainability team is dedicated to addressing our planet’s biggest environmental challenges, including pollution prevention and environmental remediation. We are seeking an intern to join our team in support of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental...
Location: Reston - VA
Updated: 09/28/2024
Company: Noblis
Summer 2025 Internship - Nuclear and Radiation Analyst
This position is part of our 2025 Summer Intern Program. This role is expected to be onsite in Reston, VA.  Nuclear & Radiation AnalystThe successful candidate will provide subject matter nuclear and radiological expertise in support of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat analysis,...
Location: Reston - VA
Updated: 09/04/2024
Company: Noblis
Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Mixed Reality Intern
This is for a fall/spring internship working 15-20 hours per week with the potential to extend to summer 2025 at 40 hours. Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Mixed Reality (MR)Noblis has an exciting opportunity for an AR/VR intern who is innovative and knowledgeable in mixed reality and gaming. Knowledge of game programming (in Unity or Unreal)...
Location: Philadelphia - PA
Updated: 07/26/2024
Company: Noblis MSD

Ignite Your Spark with an Internship at Noblis

Who We Are

We’re a nonprofit science, technology, engineering and strategy company dedicated to working together to serve the public interest. We’re problem solvers addressing some of the federal government’s most pressing challenges and doing innovative research through our Noblis Sponsored Research (NSR) Program.

Noblis is proud to boast one of the highest employee retention rates in our industry. Our numerous wins for excellence in ethics and workplace culture are the proof. We have been named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” We have been ranked on the Washington Post list of Top Workplaces every year since its inaugural year and we have been named one of the Top 100 Internship Programs by WayUp.

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