UserAccount: Software Engineering Internship

SICK•Canton, MI

1d•$31 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

This internship will take place for the 2026 summer season and will be located at our Canton, MA office. An intern at SICK is involved in the day-to-day activities within the business through immersion into different projects. The intern will have the opportunity to work within a team to gain knowledge and first-hand experience of what a career in this industry would be like. This position has primary responsibility for hands-on design and support of SICK products through entire product lifecycle. The Software Engineer will use their skills to capture customer requirements, devise appropriate solutions and evaluate results for function, reliability, and performance. Work with a multi-national team to design new product offerings and enhance performance of existing production lines.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent.
Must be enrolled in an accredited university/college program in Electrical, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Strong computer and math skills.
Experience with C, C++, or Java.
Some design and development experience with script-based languages such as Lua, Python or JavaScript.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Self-directed and able to work without supervision.
Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
Zero-two years of professional experience in software design for product development.
Strong analytical, design, debugging and decision-making skills.
Ability to participate in multidiscipline projects and report status to project leaders and management.
Ability to manage time effectively.
Ability to thoroughly understand technical issues and propose solutions to resolve issues.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with image processing and/or machine vision algorithms.
Experience with OpenCV or PCL.
Familiarity with machine learning frameworks.
Familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Cursor IDE to enhance productivity, code quality, and learning.
Comfortable leveraging AI tools for code generation, debugging, documentation, and rapid prototyping in collaborative environments.
Some Image Processing or Dimensioning Algorithm experience.

Responsibilities

Work on a chosen project with the assistance of the manager, mentor, and team.
Work closely with the manager and a selected mentor to understand systems, processes, and key information.
Actively seek out information to learn how SICK operates as a business (products, departments, etc.).
Interface with other departments and interns to gain knowledge of the business, products, positions and more.
Provide innovative recommendations on how SICK can improve.
Complete a final presentation at the close of the internship that outlines the involved project(s) and knowledge gained.
Provide feedback on the internship experience at the close of the internship.
Ability to design code to meet software requirements with limited supervision.
Plan, develop and execute tests to verify the operation, reliability, and performance of targeted product and or systems.
Ensure that product quality and reliability requirements are incorporated into the design.
Contribute to project teams involving cross-functional participants.
Develop and execute projects in the product development process in full compliance with all design control, quality, and company regulations and national and international regulatory body requirements. This could include the understanding of change control, validation, documentation practices, and design control requirements.
Regular attendance and timeliness.
Carry out other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or required.