Penn State University-posted 3 months ago
Part-time • Intern
Hybrid • University Park, PA
Educational Services

We are searching for undergraduate students to join our Applied Communications Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State as RF/Sensor Engineering Interns. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply. Your working location will be fully on-site and located on the University Park Campus. You should be a sophomore or junior in a related engineering field and will work up to 10 hours per week during the spring and fall semesters and up to 40 hours per week during the summer. ARL/Penn State's purpose is to develop innovative solutions to challenging national problems in support of the Navy, DoD, and Intel communities engineering and technology needs. Student projects will implement, program, and test various RF, Sensor, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

  • Research and summarize information about the device and use cases for it
  • Design and build a hardware circuit
  • Develop/adapt sample code to apply to your device
  • Test and evaluate your design and code
  • Create a documentation package in the form of schematics and assembly drawings with notes, source code with comments, pictures, and a concise description of the device operation
  • Must be a U.S. citizen to apply
  • Ability to obtain a government security clearance
  • Successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen
  • Sophomore or junior in a related engineering field
  • Understanding of electrical schematics
  • Desire for hands-on work
  • Interest in RF Communication
  • Arduino hardware and software
  • Microcontrollers (PIC, Atmel, etc.)
  • Raspberry Pi, C, C++, and/or Python
  • Soldering
  • General lab instrument use
  • Electrical bread-boarding
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