Computer Vision Engineer Intern
About The Position
Space Dynamics Laboratory’s (SDL’s) internship program provides an exciting opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to get involved with state-of-the art technologies in space-, airborne-, and ground-based systems. With the support of engineers and mentors, interns are able to work on professional-level assignments that complement their academic studies. The program also includes training workshops, networking opportunities, and a variety of summer events and activities. The Strategic Military Space Division is looking for an exceptional computer vision student for a summer internship. Interns will be paid a competitive hourly wage and tasked with varying duties based on current projects, needed support, and phase of development. Work would include implementing spacecraft pose estimation algorithms and porting / updating existing computer vision algorithms. This position has the potential of continued employment or transition to student/full-time employment requiring security clearance eligibility. This internship is for the summer of 2027. The selected candidate will be expected to provide onsite support in North Logan, Utah no later than Monday, June 7th with availability for up to 12 weeks. SDL internships are designed to bring talented students from across the nation together for unique, high-quality professional opportunities while expanding our candidate pool. Utah State University (USU) students have access to a variety of year-round opportunities with SDL through our Student Employment program. These positions provide USU students with valuable hands-on experience and professional development opportunities that can help them build their skills and resumes. USU students are not eligible for SDL internship positions and are encouraged to explore SDL's Student Employment opportunities.
Requirements
- Experience or understanding of at least one of the following areas of computer vision and how they are applied: pose estimation, object tracking, structure from motion, object segmentation
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and/or C/C++
- Experience with team collaborative tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, etc.)
- Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to work well in a team with other students and professionals
- Strong initiative and ability to see the job through
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience with spacecraft sensor systems
- Experience space-based computer vision, particularly pose estimation
Responsibilities
- Assisting in the design and/or port, build, and test of small satellite computer vision pose estimation and other computer vision algorithms
- Analyzing algorithm performance
- Documenting analysis results
- Presenting analysis results
Benefits
- competitive hourly wage
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Career Level
Intern
