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Peraton · 2 weeks ago

Summer 2026 Data Science Intern

Herndon, VA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$25/hr - $25/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking Summer 2026 Data Science Interns to support their Internal Research & Development program, providing an opportunity to work on diverse projects in a collaborative environment.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support exciting research projects in areas such as health, finance, defense, and cybersecurity

Work in a collaborative, supportive environment with full-time staff

Grow skills and career while building experience in a variety of different projects and domains

Work in an Agile development environment to identify requirements, data, and key insights needed for developing models that derive business value from data science

Develop code to clean data, develop complex feature sets, and build models using industry leading technologies and frameworks

Deploy models into production environments using techniques that continuously evaluate model quality

Qualification

PythonSQLData Science FrameworksRSparkData CleansingAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityTeam Player

Required

HS Diploma and some advanced level training

U.S. Citizenship

Have completed progress towards a bachelor's degree in data science, data analytics, computer science, computer engineering, or a related field

Foundational experience in data science technologies such as Python, R, Spark, and SQL

Foundational experience in cleansing and processing data to build features for model development

Hands on experience through coursework and/or prior internships working with data science frameworks such as Tensorflow, Sci-kit learn, Numpy, PyTorch, Matplotlib, Shap, and/or similar tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to quickly adapt and learn new technologies and concepts

Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player

Strong written and oral communication skills