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Cooperative Education Program - Maryland

National Security Agency/Central Security Service · Department of Defense

Pay
$42,063–$48,251/yr
Where
Fort Meade, Maryland
Apply by
2026-11-02
Posted
2 days ago

NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program offers students exciting, impactful professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure.

What you'd do

  • NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program at Fort Meade, MD offers students exciting, impactful and professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure.
  • This Co-op opportunity is open to students who are majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security (technical track), Data Science, Mathematics or Artificial Intelligence.
  • Right from the start, you will be involved in real life projects and will have full use of NSA labs, equipment, and advanced technologies.
  • These areas will offer you increasing challenges and satisfying learning experiences, since our mission demands that we work on the cutting edge of technology.
  • The full listing of each Co-op description and details can be found by visiting: Intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships.
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What they want

  • Must be pursuing one the following majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security (technical track), Data Science, Mathematics or Artificial Intelligence
  • Must be a second semester college freshman or a college sophomore
  • Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for all college work complete
Starts
2026-09-03