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Summer Technical Intern

Amida
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Amida Technology Solutions is a DC-based technology company focused on data interoperability, integrity, governance, and security. We create solutions that collect, reconcile, transform, and standardize data for business intelligence, advanced analytics, decision support, and user transactions. We specialize in taking data from inception to impact.

Our team is composed of creative, forward-looking thinkers who are passionate about using cutting-edge technology to make a difference in people's lives, and that have a positive impact on our country. We offer an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment that values fresh ideas, candid conversations, and authentic teamwork.

Each year, Amida offers a technical internship in honor of Dr. Per K. Enge, Amida board member, strategic advisor, and close friend of the company. Dr. Enge was the Vance and Arlene Coffman Professor of Engineering at Stanford University and one of the world's foremost experts in global positioning system (GPS) technologies. His research focused on improving the capabilities of satellite navigation, and he led the deployment of two different navigation systems still widely used to this day. Dr. Enge co-founded the Stanford Center for Position, Navigation, and Time. He held over 30 patents, was a noted writer and editor, and was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including election to the National Academy of Engineers, the Air Force GPS Hall of Fame, and the prestigious GNSS Signals Award from GPS World magazine. Beyond his technical contributions, Dr. Enge was first and foremost a teacher and a mentor. He had a passion for sharing knowledge and wanted to inspire others into the field that he loved so much. He believed in giving people chances.

To honor Dr. Enge's legacy, Amida offers a paid technical internship for undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. We are looking for highly motivated candidates who are interested in a mentor-guided opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the real world. The selected interns will work with one or more ongoing data science projects such as:

  • Data science for agent design (multi-agent systems, decision making, & goal-oriented behavior)
  • Address critical challenges at the vanguard of cybersecurity, like semiconductor hardware design 
  • Implement graph embedding algorithms and testing for public data sets
  • Design, develop, and execute test cases for various software products

Required Education:

  • Currently majoring in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field

Required Skills:

  • Demonstrated passion for data science and eagerness to learn new techniques and technologies
  • Enjoy collaboration
  • Superior communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Attention to details
  • Self-motivated

AND one or more of the following skillsets:

  • Libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib
  • Azure: Cognitive Search, Synapse, Machine Learning, Cloud
  • BERT
  • GPT
  • HDL languages such as VHDL, System Verilog, Verilog
  • AML
  • Figma/usability testing
  • Snowflake
  • Java/JavaScript
  • VSCode
  • Gradle
  • Graph algorithms/techniques
  • Software testing concepts/methodologies
  • Unix/Linux software development
  • Scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Unix shell scripts

Success at Amida

Communication is the key to success at Amida. Our people are known for their can-do attitude and their ability to work effectively with both internal and client teams. We pride ourselves on having a collegial, multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds and experience. Our best team members pay intense attention to detail in all aspects of their work, have great initiative, are opinionated about the best ways of doing things, and align quickly to decisions. A sense of humor is an asset at Amida. 

Amida Technology Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We value diversity of ideas and people.