Summer Research Intern

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview of Opportunity 

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer Intern for a hands-on internship focused on developing innovative solutions for embedded devices in security applications. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and researchers to bring proof-of-concept technologies to real-world solutions. We are seeking one intern for this 12-week internship program, which will be conducted onsite in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in cutting-edge research, and be encouraged to publish results 


• Build deployable and scalable systems that solve real-world problems 


• Present a project at the end of the internship demonstrating your work and findings

Minimum Qualifications:

• Actively pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field


• Familiarity with at least one of the following:




• Modern development languages such as Python, C, C++, or Embedded C


• Understanding of operating systems internals (e.g., privilege/user groups, binary memory layout)


• Software-hardware interfaces and embedded system development


• Version control and automation tools such as GitLab




• Strong communication skills and a willingness to contribute to a collaborative team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a challenging R&D environment 


• Publications or patents of prior intellectual contributions 


• Familiarity with memory management (heap, stack, virtual memory, MMU)


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing in virtual machine environments


• Basic knowledge of firmware or driver development across Linux and Windows


• Exposure to reverse engineering x86/ARM binaries or malware analysis


• Interest in security applications involving embedded systems

Clearance/Citizenship: 

• Due to the nature of our work US Citizenship is required


• Candidate must have eligibility to obtain a government security clearance