Join us this summer at the UMD UAS Research and Operations Center (UROC) for a rewarding opportunity you won't find elsewhere! As a UROC summer intern, you'll have 10 weeks from the start of June to early August to work hands-on with the UROC Team on a UAS-related project of your own design. You'll be a member of the UROC team, paid an hourly rate, and working alongside other team members on-site at our aircraft hangar located at St. Mary's County Regional Airport (2W6).
This internship program gives students a unique opportunity to define their own funded UAS-related project, experience managing that project from start to finish, and engineer/test the solutions that they develop.
Students will have many opportunities to learn about and participate in UAS operations and flight safety with the operations team at the UROC. Students will also participate in flight operations for their own projects.
Selected projects and candidates based on research interest. This is a great experience for students studying computer science.
Four application documents are required; please complete the application here: https://uroc.umd.edu/internship-application, applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
- These PAID full-time positions are located in southern Maryland at our 12,000 sq ft research hangar at St. Mary's County Airport, just a few miles from Naval Air Station Patuxent River
- Summer 2026 internship program will run from shortly after Memorial Day -> early August, 2026
- Positions may be continued part-time into the academic year at the student's home institution
- Project must fly (or try!) by the end of the summer; we are a flight operations center!
· For students who do not live within commuting distance, the UROC will offer affordable local options. Details TBA.
· Thanks for your help in finding the best candidates for our positions!
More summer internship information is available at https://uroc.umd.edu/internship/summer-internship