Electrical/Computer Engineering Internship or Co-op

Aerotech International Ltd. - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Intern

Pittsburgh, PA

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

When you join the Precision Automation and Robotics evolution at Aerotech, located near Pittsburgh, PA in RIDC Park, O'Hara Township, you will join a company that is small enough that everyone makes a difference, and large enough to work with today's latest and greatest technology. You will gain exceptional experience with a balance of learning, hands-on training, and opportunities to work on projects that matter. You will participate in our total rewards internship program that includes extending your education from your classroom to practical applications, access to leading engineers in the field of automation and robotics, and participation with other interns and assigned mentors exploring various projects, career paths, company luncheons, and activities. Competitive compensation and flexible schedules support your professional and educational goals. You will help to improve lives with our innovative solutions that enable advanced manufacturing operations worldwide. Demand for Aerotech's advanced technology products continues to thrive, so we continue to expand! Join the Aerotech Precision Automation and Robotics Careers evolution and Take Control of Your Career!

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience with real motion control components and cutting-edge technologies
• Work independently under the guidance of upper level engineers
• Collaborate with leading engineers in the field of automation and robotics on a close-knit team
• Test and troubleshoot prototype circuit boards and electronic assemblies used in our motor drives and motion controllers
• Work with PCB layout designers using Altium Designer to make changes to existing circuits or design new sub-circuits within a larger system
• Conduct tests to verify that new firmware features are implemented correctly
• Debug firmware problems found in our motor drives and implement fixes for them
• Make improvements to existing firmware features or develop new sub-modules in collaboration with other engineers

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field from an ABET accredited college or university
• Must maintain a 3.0 GPA or above
• Experience using basic electronic test instruments such as a multimeter, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer
• Strong programming skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Altium Designer PCB design software
• Analog and digital circuit design
• Digital signal processing techniques and feedback control systems
• Embedded software development using C or C+
• FPGA development using the AMD/Xilinx Vivado Design Suite
• Hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog
• Object oriented programming with C+
• Software development environments such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, or Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio
• Tools such as the Git version control system and Atlassian Jira issue and project tracking software

Benefits

• Paid internship
• Flexible schedules
• Access to leading engineers
• Participation in company luncheons and activities