Job Description

Level: Entry
Job Location: Tysons Office - Tysons, VA 22182
Position Type: Internship
Salary Range: $25.00 - $35.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: NoneWhere Strategy, Growth, and Mission Come Together

Position Summary
Sabel Systems is seeking a Summer Growth (Business Development) Intern to support opportunity research, pipeline management, and capture activities within a government contracting (GovCon) environment. This 10-week paid summer internship, with participation available between May 18, 2026, and September 11, 2026, is ideal for students pursuing business, finance, economics, marketing, political science, or related degrees who want hands-on exposure to how mission-focused organizations identify, pursue, and win new work.
Interns participate full-time (40 hours per week) aligned to Eastern Time Zone business hours and work in a hybrid environment, supporting one to three days per week onsite at our Beavercreek, OH or Tysons, VA offices.
Work You’ll Do
As an Intern, you will work closely with experienced business development and capture professionals to support opportunity tracking, market research, and growth initiatives while learning how strategic planning and disciplined pipeline management contribute to organizational success.
Who We Are
Sabel is a digital engineering and Defense technology partner helping organizations simplify complexity and improve mission outcomes with secure, scalable solutions, across the lifecycle. Our people-first culture blends large-business opportunity with small-business agility, enabling us to deliver high-impact, secure solutions, rapidly, while investing in our people’s growth and success.  You will be joining a dynamic and highly motivated team with one shared goal: “Get quality and secure solutions in the customers’ hands as soon as possible.”
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with researching and identifying new government contracting opportunities
- Support maintenance and organization of the business development pipeline and CRM data
- Assist with tracking opportunities, key milestones, and follow-up actions
- Support capture and proposal teams with data gathering, summaries, and documentation
- Conduct market and customer research to support growth strategies
- Help prepare basic reports and dashboards to support business development planning
- Collaborate with business development, capture, and proposal stakeholders across the organization

Required Qualifications
- Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Political Science, or a related field
- Strong academic record, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Strong research, analytical, and organizational skills
- Ability to synthesize information and communicate findings clearly
- Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, and basic reporting tools
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred

Qualifications
- Interest in government contracting, federal acquisition, or public sector markets
- Exposure to CRM tools, opportunity tracking, or market research platforms
- Coursework related to strategy, sales, or public sector business
What You’ll Gain
Make a real impact: Gain hands-on experience supporting business development activities that help identify, pursue, and capture opportunities supporting mission-driven programs within a growing GovCon organization.
Learn from experienced professionals: Collaborate with business development, capture, and proposal professionals while gaining insight into how government contracting organizations research opportunities, shape strategy, and compete for new work.
Build career-ready skills: Gain practical, real-world experience in market research, opportunity tracking, pipeline management, and strategic analysis that translate directly to early-career roles in business development, consulting, and federal markets.
Grow your professional network: Connect with mentors and colleagues who are invested in helping you develop analytical, research, and communication skills that support long-term career growth in strategy, business development, and federal consulting.

Our Core Values
- Bias for Action: Decisive. Purposeful. Agile. We move with the speed of relevance to drive impact and progress.
- Integrity: Respect. Ethics. Transparency. We do what’s right and earn lasting trust.
- Delivery Excellence: Customer-obsessed. Mission-focused. Quality-driven. We deliver innovative outcomes that exceed expectations.
Our EVP Promise
Join Sabel Systems, where your contributions drive impact, your growth is continuously supported, and your well-being is at the center of how we work—so together, we can build the future with purpose.
“Rewarding Impact. Building Futures Together.”
Compensation
This is a paid, temporary, Summer Internship compensated at $25.00 per hour. Internship participation does not guarantee future employment; however, high-performing interns may be considered for upcoming opportunities based on business needs, performance, and available roles.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sabel Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business need. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind across all employment practices within our organization. Sabel Systems participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.
Reasonable Accommodation
Sabel Systems is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and ensuring an accessible application process for all candidates. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process are encouraged to contact us at recruiting@sabelsystems.com for assistance.