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University - 2027 Summer Games, Systems Engineer Intern - Dayton, OH

Booz Allen Hamilton

Dayton, OHInternship$53–108K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$53–108K/yr
Location
Dayton, OH
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Summer Games is a competitive internship program in which student teams develop solutions to complex customer problems in a startup-accelerator environment. Interns receive mentorship, build technical skills, collaborate on challenge projects, and present their work to senior leadership in a final Challenge Cup competition. This Systems Engineer Intern position is based in Dayton, Ohio.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Programming LanguagesSoftware Development Best PracticesLearning New Languages and FrameworksGroup WorkTechnical DocumentationDesign ArtifactsCritical ThinkingAnalytical SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Qualifications

.NET, C++, JavaScript, Java, or PythonAbility to Obtain Secret ClearanceBachelor's in Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Number: R0252342 University - 2027 Summer Games, Systems Engineer Intern - Dayton, OH The Opportunity: The Summer Games is an innovative internship program that attracts some of the nation's best and brightest students. The goal is to develop a breakthrough idea or solution for one of our customer's most pressing, complex, and multidimensional problems while developing valuable technical skills. This competitive and collaborative program attracts thousands of applicants each year. Simulating a real-world startup accelerator environment, the interns are divided into teams, each working on a different challenge project. Throughout the Games, interns receive mentorship from senior leaders, solve problems using Booz Allen's products and unique e nga gement models, and leverage the power of collaboration in a team environment. The summer culminates with a final Challenge Cup competition and presentation to senior leadership. A past winner took the challenge of helping blind individuals navigate by using new technology and developing a business and market penetration plan. Teams have also helped to develop an app that gives military commander s an easy way to track real-time and open-source information about developing situations, including sudden attacks, fighting human trafficking, and even tracking the spread of a disease worldwide. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have: - Experience with programming languages, including .NET, C++, JavaScript, Java, or Python, in a professional, academic, or internship work environment - Knowledge ofsoftware development best practices - Ability to learn new programming languages and frameworks - Ability to work in groups - Ability to obtain a Secret clearance - Scheduled to obtain a Bachelor's degree in a Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field by Summer 2028 or Summer 2029 Nice If You Have: - Ability to produce technical documentation and create design artifacts - Possession of excellent critical thinking and analytical skills - Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $52,900.00 to $108,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close with

How this job compares

Set against the 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–108K/yr
  • Ohio median$100–159K/yr132 salary ranges
  • US median$116–186K/yr8,158 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 36% below the Ohio median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 326 open Systems Engineer jobs in Ohio and 11,079 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,274 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,686 of the 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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