System Engineer Intern

Intuitive•Blacksburg, VA

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer Intern will work with a focused team developing and integrating fiber optic shape sensing for medical robotics. The role addresses systems-level problems across the fiber optic shape sensing system and its manufacturing, including mechanical, optical, and software aspects, and contributes to development of next-generation products. The intern is expected to work effectively in a small team, find solutions from rough requirements, and maintain a commitment to high-quality products. The intern will support R&D engineers and collaborate with the development team to document and communicate results. Work also includes contributing to product and test-station features, requirements, and specifications, and designing test fixtures for experiments. The internship is full-time, approximately 40 hours per week for 10–12 weeks, with a start in May or June; specific start dates are provided during recruiting. The position is fully onsite.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
Must be available to work full-time, approximately 40 hours per week, for a 10–12 week period starting in May or June.
Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program in Mechanical, Biomedical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Computer or Industrial Systems Engineering, or a similar field related to software, electronics, robotics, or electro-mechanical systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NI LabVIEW.
Experience with MATLAB.
Experience developing software to control mechanical equipment.
Experience in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

Support R&D engineers and work closely with them to document results and communicate results with the development team.
Contribute to the development of features, requirements, and specifications for products and associated test stations.
Design test fixturing to support experiments.