Research and Development Engineering Undergraduate Intern

Penn State University • Ferguson Township, PA

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About The Position

The Communications and Signal Processing Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking engineering undergraduate interns to work part-time with senior technical staff to research, design, develop, integrate, and test advanced wireless RF communications systems. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Requirements

• Interns pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Math are preferred.
• Interest in software development and design
• Interest in signal processing
• Interest in digital logic and hardware development

Nice To Haves

• Computer Networking
• Communications protocols
• OSI stack
• UDP/TCP/IP
• Familiarity with wireless specifications such as cellular (4G/5G)/Wi-Fi (802.11)
• FPGA development
• Microcontroller and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) development
• MATLAB/LabVIEW modeling and simulation
• RF principles
• Embedded software/hardware
• Wireless/cyber security
• Assembly language programming
• Malware Analysis
• Hardware debugging

Responsibilities

• Algorithm development and/or software design
• Develop C/C++ or equivalent code to interface with developed hardware and associated interfaces (SPI, I2C, etc)
• Integration of Software Defined Radio (SDR) hardware/software components as appropriate
• Evaluate/develop communication security protocols

Benefits

• Part-time position with flexible hours
• Opportunity to work with senior technical staff
• Experience in a leading research environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree