R&D Engineering Intern

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is looking for enterprising students to participate in a Summer 2027 engineering undergraduate internship, Fostering Opportunities in Research & Government Engineering (FORGE). The goal of the FORGE – ARL program is to identify rising seniors, graduating in May 2028, with interest in full-time employment at ARL. Students will conduct research to enhance their readiness for successful and significant careers in national security. ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intelligence Community (IC).

Requirements

Must be a rising senior
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance
Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
Must comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors
Must be able to participate in the ARL drug testing program
Must be able to provide a cover letter and resume which includes GPA
Cover letter must address the technical disciplines within ARL you have interest in and why

Nice To Haves

Interest in full-time employment at ARL after graduation
Interest in robotics programming
Interest in Aeroacoustics
Interest in AI for data analysis
Interest in fluid measurement techniques
Interest in numerical methods
Focus in thermodynamics
Focus in structural design
Focus in advanced materials
Focus in forward-thinking research and development (experimental or computational)
Interest in signal processing
Interest in guidance and control
Programming experience
Interest in operations research and modeling of dynamic systems
Interest in applied mathematics and software engineering for a future in advanced signal processing, embedded software development, and hardware design
Interest in system integration