Academic Part Time Intern
About The Position
JPL’s Flight Communications and Tracking Section is seeking a motivated college or university student to join the GNSS, Radiometric & Gravity Sensing Instruments Group. The intern will support senior engineers developing spacecraft antennas for telecommunications and remote-sensing instruments and contribute to the development of flight instruments, primarily using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals to measure atmospheric properties of Earth and other planets. Work may span product development from research and technology advancement through building and testing, and may involve spacecraft, science instruments, mission-control systems, and science-analysis pipelines. The intern will support laboratory activities, software-defined radio development and testing, GNSS instrument software, and ground-support-equipment shipping and loan-pool activities. The role requires at least 8 hours per week and allows up to 40 hours per week over the summer. Students are typically enrolled at least half-time at an accredited local college or university in a relevant technical program.
Requirements
- Typically enrolled at least half-time at an accredited local college or university, pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in electrical engineering or another technical discipline related to the work assignment.
- Available to work a minimum of 8 hours per week, with a maximum of 40 hours per week over the summer.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent.
- Recently completed coursework providing an understanding and application of standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques related to the work assignment.
- General knowledge of applicable industry and/or academic practices and standards related to the work assignment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with electronics engineering, radio-frequency communications, and digital signal processing.
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment including signal generators, network analyzers, and digital multimeters.
- Experience with Python and C++.
- Strong background in software systems architecture, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and/or operations, including the full project and software development life cycle.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and test printed circuit boards.
- Use test equipment to troubleshoot, characterize, and validate circuit designs.
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to create instruments for space flight.
- Assist engineers and scientists in a laboratory environment.
- Support laboratory activities, including setting up tests and lab equipment and programming embedded systems.
- Work with a team to develop, test, and program software-defined radios.
- Support shipping and loan-pool activities related to ground-support-equipment setup and transportation.
- Use oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and GNSS simulators to facilitate testing.
- Support the software team in writing and testing GNSS instrument software.
- Participate in laboratory maintenance, setup, and cleaning.
- Write software test scripts and perform and execute test sequences.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Wellbeing and retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Learning opportunities
- Rideshare
- Childcare
- Flexible schedule
- Parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
