Engineering Support Intern

Penn State University; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Multimodal Systems Department, ARL, seeks an undergraduate student to assist Engineering Technologists while gaining practical experience in electromechanical testing and development.

Responsibilities include tool development, CAD work, and documenting systems. Applicants should be pursuing Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related fields and be able to work in a team. Onsite in State College, PA during summer.

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Familiarity with shop equipment, practices, and procedures.
• Fundamental electrical circuit design.
• Experience with MATLAB and LABVIEW.

Responsibilities

• Develop specialized electrical, mechanical, and/or software tools to support testing of electromechanical systems.
• Utilize computer-aided design software to develop electrical, mechanical, and/or software products.
• Document existing and new systems and architectures.
• Assist Engineering Technologists with their tasking.

Skills

Teamwork

Shop equipment familiarity

Electrical circuit design

Education

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering Technology

Tools

MATLAB

LABVIEW

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Multimodal Systems Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate student. You will assist other Engineering Technologists in their everyday duties.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Typical Duties include:

• Develop specialized electrical, mechanical, and/or software tools to support testing of electromechanical systems
• Utilize computer-aided design software to develop electrical, mechanical, and/or software products
• Document existing and new systems and architectures
• Assist Engineering Technologists with their tasking.

Students studying Electrical – Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering are encouraged to apply.

Required skills/knowledge includes:

• Ability to work within a team environment
• Familiarity with shop equipment, practices, and procedures.
• Fundamental electrical circuit design.
• Experience with MATLAB and LABVIEW

Preferred skills/knowledge includes:

• Basic RF knowledge
• Circuit board construction
• Wiring harness construction and wire management,
• Fundamental understanding of electronics and electronic test equipment.

The successful candidate will work up to 40 hours/week the during summer semester. There is a possibility to continue beyond the summer. These positions will be onsite in State College, PA.

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

All positions at ARL require candidates to possess the ability to obtain a government security clearance; you will be notified during the interview process if this position is subject to a government background investigation. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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