Research Engineering Interns

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Command, Control, and Communications Innovations Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking engineering undergraduate interns to work part-time with senior technical staff to research, design, develop, integrate, and test advanced wireless RF communications systems. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Responsibilities include

Algorithm development and/or software design Develop C/C++ or equivalent code to interface with developed hardware and associated interfaces (SPI, I2C, etc) Integration of Software Defined Radio (SDR) hardware/software components as appropriate Evaluate/develop communication security protocols Interns pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Math are preferred.

Interest in the following is required

Software development and design Signal Processing Digital logic and hardware development

Preferred Experience include

Computer Networking Communications protocols OSI stack UDP/TCP/IP Familiarity with wireless specifications such as cellular(4G/5G)/Wi-Fi (802.11) FPGA development Microcontroller and Dig