Vehicle Controls Intern: Prototyping with MATLAB/Simulink

Paccar Inc.; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

PACCAR invites students to join the Vehicle Integration Internship in 2027 to develop desktop prototypes of control features using MATLAB and Simulink. You will build Stateflow models, work with multi-disciplinary engineers, and translate requirements into executable simulations.

The role emphasizes model-based design, GUI demonstrations, and presenting results to stakeholders. Interns gain hands-on experience with vehicle control concepts and MBSE practices.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in engineering or computer science.
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink through coursework or projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of feedback control or state machines.
• Ability to translate requirements into models.

Responsibilities

• Develop desktop prototypes of vehicle control features using MATLAB and Simulink.
• Create and maintain Stateflow models representing requirements.
• Collaborate with systems, controls, software, and integration engineers.
• Translate requirements into executable control models and simulations.
• Design simple GUIs to demonstrate control features.
• Present prototype results to engineering stakeholders.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Robotics

Computer Science

Tools

Stateflow

Git

Simulink

MATLAB

Job description

PACCAR invites students to join the Vehicle Integration Internship in 2027 to develop desktop prototypes of control features using MATLAB and Simulink. You will build Stateflow models, work with multi-disciplinary engineers, and translate requirements into executable simulations.

The role emphasizes model-based design, GUI demonstrations, and presenting results to stakeholders. Interns gain hands-on experience with vehicle control concepts and MBSE practices.