Embedded Systems Engineering Intern

28800 Ida St, Valley Nebraska

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

This internship provides an opportunity to contribute to a team developing state-of-the-art, next-generation center pivot technology. Reporting to a Technical Lead, the intern will gain hands-on experience designing, developing, and testing embedded firmware and software while collaborating with product and hardware engineering teams.

• Report to a Technical Lead and work as part of a cross-functional engineering team.
• Collaborate with product managers, hardware engineers, firmware engineers, and software engineers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop, integrate, and test firmware and/or software components for embedded systems, as appropriate.
• Assist with debugging, troubleshooting, and validating embedded system behavior across hardware and software interfaces.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation for designs, code, tests, and findings.
• Participate in design reviews, team discussions, and iterative development activities.

This role offers practical exposure to embedded product development, hardware-software integration, and modern engineering practices used in advanced irrigation technology.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of embedded systems programming is required.
• Programming experience in C and/or C++.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS), kernels, device drivers, interrupts, memory management, and related embedded concepts.
• Basic understanding of microcontrollers, processors, communication protocols, and hardware-software interfaces.
• Ability to read basic schematics and use debugging or test equipment such as debuggers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with embedded communication interfaces and protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, or wireless connectivity.
• Experience with source control and embedded development tools, including Git, compilers, build systems, IDEs, and debugging tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and learning skills.
• Coursework, academic projects, or personal projects involving embedded firmware, RTOS-based applications, Linux/kernel concepts, electronics, sensors, motor controls, or IoT devices is preferred.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability
• Retirement plans
• Dependent care
• Employee assistance programs
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, mortgage services, home & auto insurance, health coaching and more.

* Due to the nature of Valmont’s Global Business and Union contracts, not all benefits are the same.

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