Additive Manufacturing Intern - Design & Testing

Penn State Lady Lions; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State seeks a motivated graduate student for a spring internship in the Advanced Manufacturing Process Development Department. The role focuses on additive manufacturing design, fabrication, and testing, with on-site work in State College, PA and potential hybrid arrangements based on project needs.

The internship requires familiarity with CAD, programming, Mechatronics, and data documentation, plus the ability to prioritize tasks and communicate with

Qualifications

• CAD tools and design experience for manufacturing contexts.
• Familiar with additive manufacturing tools and processes.
• Experience collecting data and reporting results.

Responsibilities

• Additive manufacturing design and tooling development.
• Execute prints and track fabrication progress.
• Collect data and perform analyses for validation.
• Review literature and document findings.
• Communicate progress with the team and manage tasks.

Skills

CAD design

Programming

Mechatronics

Additive manufacturing

Data collection

Critical thinking

Documentation

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science

Engineering Design

Additive Manufacturing degrees

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Matlab

Python

LabVIEW

Arduino

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State seeks a motivated graduate student for a spring internship in the Advanced Manufacturing Process Development Department. The role focuses on additive manufacturing design, fabrication, and testing, with on-site work in State College, PA and potential hybrid arrangements based on project needs.

The internship requires familiarity with CAD, programming, Mechatronics, and data documentation, plus the ability to prioritize tasks and communicate with