Academic Part Time Intern

JPL/NASA•Pasadena, CA

7d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

JPL’s Flight Communications and Tracking Section is seeking an Academic Part Time Intern 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 may contribute throughout product development, from research and technology advancement through building and testing. The group delivers flight instruments primarily based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals to measure atmospheric properties of Earth and other planets. The intern will support engineering, laboratory, software, testing, and equipment activities as part of a multidisciplinary team. JPL is located in Pasadena, California, on a 177-acre campus in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Students typically attend a local accredited college or university and are pursuing a technical degree related to the work assignment.

Requirements

Typically enrolled at least half-time at an accredited local college or university, pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. 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 relevant to the work assignment.
General knowledge of applicable industry and/or academic practices and standards relevant 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 such as 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 across the project and software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and test printed circuit boards (PCBs).
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 lab 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 involving 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 activities.
Write software test scripts and perform and execute test sequences.