Entry Level Embedded Software Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are seeking Undergraduate and Graduate Student Co-ops to join the Navigation Research and Development Division (NRDD), of The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State, located in Warminster, PA, to support research, development, and engineering activities.

NRDD is focused on developing the most advanced navigation technologies in the world, built around unique laboratories specially designed to test the most precise navigation sensors and systems. The mission of the NRDD is to conduct new navigation technology research and development, systems engineering and to provide expert knowledge for our Navy, Army, and other U.S. government sponsors.

As an embedded systems and hardware co-op you will:

• Support laboratory operations related to the development, testing, and evaluation of navigation systems
• Work with a cooperative team of scientists and engineers responsible for a mix of hands on work, entry level electrical/mechanical design and software and/or firmware development
• Work on several projects such as designing and building hardware to interface with state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation, programming software to interface with this equipment, software for logging/processing test data, test fixture design, performing tests and analyzing data
• Learn or strengthen practical skills such as C++/C#/Python/MATLAB programming, drafting electrical schematics, solid modeling, hardware interfacing, and electrical fabrication.

Students studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are preferred.

Students must be available to work at the Warminster facility for a six month time period.

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is a Department of Defense (DoD) designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), which serves as a center of research excellence in a multitude of areas. ARL conducts basic and applied research, exploratory development, and advanced development in support of the U.S. government organizations; contributes to the educational objectives and research goals of Penn State; and promotes the transfer of advanced technology to the U.S. government.

You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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

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