Sonar R&D Engineering Intern: Transducers & Data

The Pennsylvania State University; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Sonar Research and Development Division (SRDD) invites undergrad interns to join a government-facing sonar program. The role involves hands-on work in piezoelectric processing, transducer testing, modeling, and data analysis. On-site at ARL’s Freeport facility, paid, with security screening.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens; no relocation or housing is provided; interns may work up to 20 hours/wk during fall/spring and 40

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student internship in SONAR technologies.
• U.S. citizen required for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support piezoelectric material processing.
• Characterization, production and procurement for fleet transducers.
• Support for transducer modeling, fabrication, and documentation.
• Support for acoustic testing, data analysis, and data display.

Skills

Piezoelectric material processing

Acoustic testing

Transducer modeling

Data analysis

Tools

MATLAB

Lab equipment

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Sonar Research and Development Division (SRDD) invites undergrad interns to join a government-facing sonar program. The role involves hands-on work in piezoelectric processing, transducer testing, modeling, and data analysis. On-site at ARL’s Freeport facility, paid, with security screening.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens; no relocation or housing is provided; interns may work up to 20 hours/wk during fall/spring and 40