2025 Summer Internship (U.S.) - Cybersecurity Engineering Intern
Bechtel’s internship program was created to cultivate real-life industry interest based on hands-on experience. Many new university graduate hires began their careers at Bechtel as a summer intern. Locations will vary based on project needs and may include Houston, TX, Reston, VA, or various project sites.
Cybersecurity Engineering interns work in multi-disciplinary teams and provide support to industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity services to projects as part of the design or after design is complete.
Cybersecurity Engineering interns may be responsible for:
- Assisting with control system network design development.
- Evaluating vendor cybersecurity products and writing evaluations results.
- Working with NIST-based and other standards to achieve cybersecurity work activities.
- Setting up and troubleshooting cybersecurity test configurations.
- Providing logic and Human Machine Interface programming for cybersecurity testing rigs.
- Assisting in providing patch management activities for the overall Technical Center.
- Providing status of ongoing design and development activities.
- Working on special projects like the ICS Trainer System and the ancillary work activities that support it.
Basic Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a four-year Bachelor of Science degree program in Computer Science, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or Electro-Mech Engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Completed at least one year of undergraduate studies in one of the above fields.
- Possess the eligibility to work and remain in the US without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
- Ability and willingness to relocate and/or travel to domestic and/or international project jobsites.
- Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Master of Science degree program in Computer Science, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Completed relevant coursework with a strong GPA.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.