Systems Engineering Internship (AI)

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US; additional location: Orlando, Florida, US. The role typically involves working in a lab or office setting, with some exposure to manufacturing and testing environments.

Company

Lyntris is a defense technology company developing integrated hardware and software systems for U.S. and allied defense organizations across space, air, land, sea, and cyber missions.

What you will do

• Gather, document, and refine functional and non-functional requirements through stakeholder interviews, user feedback, task analyses, and documentation reviews.
• Support user-needs assessments, workflow analysis, usability evaluation, and human-factors research.
• Develop and maintain requirements documentation, use cases, acceptance criteria, user stories, and technical materials.
• Assist with test plans, test cases, evaluation criteria, functional testing, defect documentation, issue tracking, and verification of fixes.
• Plan, conduct, and document user testing sessions, analyze findings, and identify improvements.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers, product managers, software developers, researchers, and other multidisciplinary teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a master's degree program in Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Academic or practical experience with requirements engineering, including elicitation, analysis, or documentation.
• Familiarity with human-factors principles, user-centered research methods, or task analysis.
• Understanding of software testing, verification and validation, or quality-assurance principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex problems into clear, actionable requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and work independently with appropriate guidance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance if required by assigned projects.
• For positions requiring access to U.S. national security information, candidates must be U.S. citizens and either already possess the required national-security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation process with a favorable determination.
• Must be able to work in lab, office, manufacturing, and testing environments as required, use specialized equipment, sit at a desk for prolonged periods, work on a computer, and lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Nice to have

• Experience conducting interviews, observations, usability evaluations, or other user-research activities.
• Experience developing software test cases, test procedures, or acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as GitLab or Jira.
• Experience developing user stories, use cases, workflow analyses, or requirements traceability matrices.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, qualitative data analysis, or evaluation methodologies.
• Interest in artificial intelligence, decision-support systems, adaptive training technologies, or human-AI interaction.
• Previous academic research, internship, or project experience involving software systems, human factors, or defense-related technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience contributing to real-world software products across the software development lifecycle.
• Work with experienced Systems Engineers, software developers, researchers, and product managers on multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Anticipated start date: November or December 2026.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with optional HSA and FSA.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee assistance program.