Summer 2026
Industrial Security Intern
Posted on 10/7/2025
Innovative Defense Technologies
201-500 employees
Automated software testing and defense cybersecurity.
No salary listed
Mt Laurel Township, NJ, USA + 1 more
More locations: Arlington, VA, USA
In Person
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- All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Security Clearance.
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program in applicable discipline such as Criminal Justice, International Studies or related field
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (word, excel, powerpoint, Teams)
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Prepare and manage security training and briefings for all employees
- Maintain, track and audit inventory materials associated with contracts, and information systems
- Coordinate new employee clearance process
- Support the FSO with various compliance assessments
- Manage incoming visitor procedures related to company meetings and software demonstrations
- Validate process and procedures; revise as necessary
- Critical thinking to enhance the Security program
- Current college juniors/rising seniors preferred
- Experience in Cyber Security or Information Security
IDT provides automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for DoD mission-critical systems. Its ATRT technology automates the full testing lifecycle—from component tests to system integration and result analysis—allowing rapid updates of large, complex software. The offering emphasizes repeatable, statistically rigorous testing, rapid configuration validation, and on-demand regression tests in response to cyber threats, with solutions tailored to each customer’s system. The goal is to field new software capabilities faster and more affordably by reducing the time and cost spent on software testing.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
Founded
2006
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Project Overmatch $89.8M Navy contract expands core warfare software revenue stream.
- ONR Slingshot partnership with Satellogic positions IDT in satellite remote sensing growth.
- Martha Anderson's VP promotion strengthens talent retention and organizational scaling capabilities.
What critics are saying
- Anduril's Lattice platform captures Navy contracts, eroding IDT's Project Overmatch dominance.
- Palantir's $480M Navy distributed maritime ops contract directly displaces IDT's $98.6M software.
- CMMC 2.0 Level 3 cybersecurity mandate by Q4 2026 disqualifies IDT from JADC2 contracts.
What makes Innovative Defense Technologies unique
- Patented Automated Test and ReTest technology streamlines DOD mission-critical software testing lifecycle.
- Rapid warfare capability delivery differentiates IDT from slower enterprise software competitors.
- Specialized DOD focus with $55.3M revenue and 1,005 employees demonstrates scale in defense.
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Hybrid Work Options
Company News
Arlington, Virginia, United States, April 2025 - Martha Anderson has been promoted to Vice President, Talent Development at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) after more than three years of transformative contributions as Director of Talent Development.
In collaboration with commercial partners Royce Geo and Satellogic, IDT will deliver essential software and rapid updates to facilitate robust Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation of satellite remote sensing capabilities in the first phase of the Slingshot series.
Innovative Defense Technologies, a software-based warfare capabilities provider, has secured a potential three-year, $89.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support a Department of the Navy project focused on advancing naval technology.
Innovative Defense Technologies has won a potential three-year, $98.6 million contract to provide software for distributed maritime operations to the U.S. Navy.
Last month, Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) launched its 2021 Summer Internship Program.