Intern

Viavi Solutions Inc. in; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions Inc. invites a HW/FPGA engineering co-op to contribute across the design and testing of hardware products. You will assist with circuit design, HDL coding, and testing while collaborating with a team to deliver robust solutions for communications test and measurement.

You will gain real-world experience on a product development team, working closely with engineers to create reliable hardware that meets demanding industry standards.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least one year of undergraduate education toward a degree in CPE, EE, or CS.
• Knowledge of fundamental electrical engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Familiarity with FPGA or CPLD programmable logic using HDL (Verilog or VHDL).
• Familiarity with the use of common lab equipment (oscilloscopes, meters).
• Familiarity with schematic, PCB layout, and simulation tools (SPICE).
• Knowledge of data communications and telecommunications protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist with circuit design and testing.
• Troubleshoot and write HDL test benches.
• Collaborate with engineers to bring a product to market.
• Develop market-leading solutions for communications test.

Skills

HDL coding (Verilog/VHDL)

FPGA/CPLD familiarity

Lab equipment usage

Schematic/PCB layout knowledge

Data communications protocols

Education

Undergraduate year complete toward CPE/EE/CS

Tools

Spice

Job description

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

As a HW/FPGA Engineer Co-op, you will assist with various stages of the design process such as circuit design and testing, troubleshooting, writing HDL code and test-benches. You will work closely with other engineers to produce a robust and reliable product.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Interested in hardware engineering? Gain real world experience while working as a hardware co-op at Viavi Solutions! You will work on a product development team to bring a product to market. You will assist with the various stages of the design process such as circuit design and testing, troubleshooting, writing HDL code and test benches. You will work closely with other engineers to create market leading solutions for communications test and measurement.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Completion of at least one year of undergraduate education toward a degree in CPE, EE, or CS Knowledge of fundamental electrical engineering concepts, practices, and procedures Familiarity with FPGA or CPLD programmable logic (e.g. Altera or Xilinx) using HDL coding (Verilog or VHDL) preferred Familiarity with the use of common lab equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, meters) Familiarity with schematic, PCB layout, and simulation tools (e.g. spice) preferred Knowledge of data communications and telecommunications protocols and concepts preferred

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Job Posting Pay Range: 19 to 35 Exceptional qualifications, experience and location may impact salary. VIAVI offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and a bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Our Mission & Vision:

VIAVI empowers Service Providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and Fiber networks with intuitive instruments, systems and technologies; and our expertise in light management and optical coatings help protect the world's bank notes from counterfeiters, enhance the colors you see, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. We are a team of thought leaders who have the freedom to support and innovate and look for new effective and efficient solutions for our customers.