UMD Engineering Career Services

Indu Priya Malempati is a masters student in the Cybersecurity Engineering program and recently completed her internship in Seattle, WA at Amazon!

Here's what she had to say about her experience: "Before this internship I was newer to offensive security, and it confirmed I want to pursue security engineering as a career — specifically the emerging area of AI security, both securing AI systems and using AI to automate security work. "

Want to submit your internship/co-op experience? Submit a request at: https://go.umd.edu/terpsatwork

SMART is a unique education and workforce development opportunity for aspiring STEM leaders. While pursuing their degrees, SMART scholars receive full-tuition and an annual stipend that enables them to focus on their studies. After graduation, scholars begin their one-for-one service commitment and embark on fulfilling DoW civilian careers, where they apply their knowledge and skills to address real-world challenges, significantly contributing to national security and technological advancement.

Scholarship Eligibility: This opportunity is open to all engineering majors. All applicants must have U.S. or a 5 Eyes country citizenship and be eligible for a security clearance. Applicants must also have a 3.0+ GPA.

Apply at: smartscholarship.org by December 4th at 5pm EST

Want to get more involved with the Clark School? Apply to be a Clark School Ambassador!

As a Clark School Ambassador, you'll have the opportunity to develop presentation and leadership skills, impact/serve as a role model to prospective students and receive a stipend each semester. Applications are due Friday, September 4th. For questions email: [email protected].

Apply here: go.umd.edu/clarkambassador26

The Quantum Leap Career Nexus (QCLN) brings together experts, professionals, and serious enthusiasts to meet tomorrow’s challenge of a skilled quantum workforce. Focusing on undergraduate, graduate, postdoc and early career professionals, the QCLN aims to directly influence hiring for job and internship placements.

The event will take place in Stamp Student Union on September 15 from 9am-5pm

Register on Handshake or at this link: go.umd.edu/quantfair

Kalpesh Parmar is a masters student in the Cybersecurity Engineering program and recently completed his internship in Dallas, Texas at Bridge Tower!

Here's what he had to say about his experience: "[W]hat made the experience most valuable was the chance to work across identity management, endpoint security, and vulnerability assessment simultaneously, giving me a much more holistic understanding of enterprise security than I would have gotten from a single-focus role. "

Want to submit your internship/co-op experience? Submit a request at: https://go.umd.edu/terpsatwork

Interested in a CS PhD pathway?

UR2PhD aims to help prepare students for research experiences, so that students will feel more comfortable and confident pursuing graduate study. The free program specifically focuses on scaling the quality and quantity of undergraduate research opportunities available while also closing the gap between a first research experience and a successful PhD application.

Learn more at: https://go.umd.edu/ur2phd

Applications are open for CMSE’s Fall 2026 Technical & Leadership Preparedness (TLP) Program. Undergraduate engineering students can build their technical, professional, and leadership skills through workshops, mentoring, and applied experiences.
Apply by Friday, August 14: https://go.umd.edu/tlp

Happy National Intern Day! Our spotlight students are:

Priya Nayak - Accenture - Mechanical Engineering '27
"I’ve had the best summer at Accenture building agentic AI workflows, problem solving with my team, and hanging out with the other interns in DC!”
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Suhas Chokkaku - JHU APL - Aerospace Engineering '28
"APL has enabled me to apply concepts from the classroom and beyond to contribute to unique challenging projects!”
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Atharv Nadkarni - RMF Engineering - Mechanical Engineering '28
"My work has really highlighted one of my favorite quotes: "it always seems impossible until it’s done” - Nelson Mandela"
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Aditya Mishra - NIST - Mechanical Engineering '28
"NIST has shown me how important preliminary research when designing new technologies!”
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Preethi Chalasani - AstraZeneca - Chemical Engineering '28
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Danae Hudson - AstraZeneca - Bioengineering '27
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Nitya Patel - Lockheed Martin - Computer Engineering '27
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Trijal Reddy Pinninti - Manta Pharma - Electrical Engineering '29
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Got a job/internship? Update us at: https://go.umd.edu/jobupdate

The Fort George G. Meade Community Job Fair is open to all on Wednesday, September 16.

⏰ Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Arrive early!)
📍 Where: Club Meade, 6600 Mapes Road, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Information before you go:
Admission: Free and no registration is required.
Free Shuttle Service: A frequent shuttle will run from the John E. Smathers USAR Center directly to the front door of Club Meade and back.

For more details, visit www.meade.armymwr.com

Join the ISPE Women in Pharma Committee for a dynamic panel discussion featuring women leaders shaping the future of innovation. Hear insights on career growth, leadership, emerging technologies, and cross-industry partnerships, then continue the conversation during a networking reception with professionals, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students from across the life sciences community. The event is held in Baltimore on August 11 from 5:30-8 pm.

Register here: https://go.umd.edu/bioewomen