RF/Sensor Engineering Intern

Penn State University Park · Posted Nov 10

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At a glance

Location: Penn State University Park, United States
Work type: Onsite
Category: Engineering

Undergraduate RF/Sensor Engineering Intern at Penn State ARL, with on-site work at University Park. Responsibilities include researching device use cases, designing/building hardware circuits, adapting sample code, testing, and creating documentation (schematics, drawings, source code, photos, and device operation notes).

What they are looking for

Rf communicationArduinoMicrocontrollersPythonSoldering

Location: Penn State University Park, United States of America

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Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

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.

You will

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

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Preferred skills/knowledge

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

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL):

Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.

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