IAE Business Administration Intern - Summer 2026

SOFWERX is a venue operated under an agreement between the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and DefenseWERX, designed to increase collaboration and innovation to solve the most difficult warfighter problems. SOFWERX is a forum for accelerating delivery of innovative capability, and facilitating capability refinement through exploration, experimentation, and assessment of promising technology. SOFWERX is in the heart of Ybor City, at a neutral, easily accessible facility. 

The internship program is administered by USF Institute of Applied Engineering. Upon hire, you will be considered both a USF IAE Temporary Employee and a SOFWERX student intern. Because this internship is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and candidates may work with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), U.S. citizenship is required.

Time commitment 

• Hours of operation are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday.
• This position requires a minimum of 15 hours and a maximum of 20 hours per week during the Fall/Spring semesters and a minimum of 20 hours and a maximum of 29 hours per week during the Summer semester. 
• This internship is in-person with limited remote work opportunities.  
   

Opportunities 

• Engage in employee events, such as team building 
• Build resume and explore career options 
• Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace 
• Upon completion of the internship, a letter of recommendation can be provided upon request 
• Opportunity for internship extensions.

Pay Rate 

$17.00/hour 

• Collect, organize, and maintain operational and business data for the USF Post Office.
• Develop and document repeatable processes to support ongoing operations.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Build and maintain data management systems and tools for reporting.
• Use simple Excel functions and formulas to perform quantitative analysis on research submissions. 
• Conduct market research on USSOCOM areas of interest to find emerging technologies that would contribute to SOFWERX’s goals and projects.

• U.S. citizenship is required due to Department of Defense funding and potential access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited local University
• Junior or Senior level, with current GPA of 3.0 or above
• Strong technical and organizational skills along with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A high level of integrity, accuracy, dependability, enthusiasm and confidentiality