Electrical Engineering Intern (Summer 2024)

Job Description

Under the direct supervision and mentorship of members of the Engineering Staff, the Engineering Intern undertakes a variety of on-going activities and assigned projects at varying levels of professional complexity requiring knowledge within an area of specialty and/or engineering college major. The Engineering Intern works as a member of the Engineering team in support of contracted tasks including design, modeling, analysis, fabrication, and test activities. The Engineering Intern will interact directly with multidiscipline professionals in the planning and implementation of assigned projects. The Engineering Internship is a developmental position and is restricted to college students whose major and personal interests are aligned with the role of the engineering organization and hiring department. It is a goal of the internship program to expose the student to the technical business environment to better prepare the student to make informed continued education and career decisions.

1. Participate in technical projects and programs designed to develop personal and professional skills and expertise appropriate to the needs of the Engineering Department.

2. Perform various duties related to the day-to-day operations of the Engineering Department based on area of specialty. Examples of typical assignments include:

System and subsystem analysis and requirements specification.

System and subsystem modeling and performance analysis.

Design of electrical, mechanical, and/or optical components to engineering specifications

Fabrication and debug of prototype electrical, mechanical, and/or optical hardware.

Test and measurement using standard test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, temperature probes, etc. ...

Component investigations with suppliers and subcontractors.

Organization and correlation of test data in electronic format utilizing spreadsheets, word processing and database software.

Creation of technical documentation.

Software programming.

3. Interact directly with colleagues and other internal or external resources in the planning of assignments and completion of projects.

4. Conduct research and prepare reports based on findings, to include recommendations or alternative proposals for action.

5. Along with other interns in the Company, participate in a presentation for the Executive Staff designed to summarize the internship experience and describe at least one completed project.

6. Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.