Software Engineering Intern; S

ARKA Group L.P. ("ARKA") is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space enterprise. Built on more than six decades of excellence, ARKA brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today.

We are looking for software engineer interns to join the team in summer 2026 to apply their capabilities to becoming the next generation of developers turning signal and image processes into usable software. Accepted candidates will become part of our 75+ year history on the cutting edge of the radar and electro-optical fields. Our team has been revolutionizing the space since the earliest days of the Cold War and continues to receive patents and develop revolutionary and exquisite technologies to this day making us critical to U.S. government and commercial space capabilities.

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This internship is onsite at our facility in Ypsilanti, MI. As part of the work you can expect to learn about synthetic aperture radar, cutting edge products, and the technologies that have made us a “go to” partner for our customers for nearly 80 years. The internship(s) will start circa mid-May and candidates will be expected to spend up to 90 days in this internship.

This work requires candidates to be a U.S. citizen willing and able to acquire a Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance.

• Collaborate with the program manager, engineers, and other stakeholders to define software requirements and specifications
• Design and implement efficient, flexible solutions that can scale for mission critical applications
• Work closely with the Dev Ops team to deploy new features and maintain system stability
• Write robust test suites to ensure code correctness
• Apply software standards and processes to produce high quality, extensible, and maintainable software packages
• Debug, refactor, and reimplement existing software codebases into new systems and on new platforms
• Participate in all aspects of the development lifecycle, including planning, requirements development, software design, implementation and build, documentation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
• Effectively collaborate across a diverse team of engineers, product owners, and scrum masters

• U.S. citizen with a willingness and ability to obtain a Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance
• Working toward a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field
• Interest in learning remote sensing technologies
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work within a team environment to advance large software development packages by taking on and completing tasks independently
• Ability to work onsite

• Programming skills in an additional language
• Familiarity developing in Linux and/or in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
• Knowledge of or background in radar or electro-optical fields
• Academic experience in digital signal processing
• Scrum/Agile Development knowledge and experience with Jira
• Experience writing software implementing algorithms

Ypsilanti is artistic, genuine, and original. A college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County. Ypsilanti is all about community and making families new to the area feel right m educational opportunities and local museums for all ages, to accessible healthcare and transportation it’s a wonderful location. It’s well known for its historical museums, parks, and historic districts as well as home to Eastern Michigan University.

The University of Michigan and Michigan State University also are great institutions! Ann Arbor is close by and has many things, including a bustling university town, culinary hotspot, and a tech hub with a walkable downtown that includes world-class arts and culture. Located in southeast Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor lies at the center of a greater collection of communities in Washtenaw County.

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