Guidance and Control Research & Development Internship

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Guidance and Control Technologies Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking undergraduate students for internship opportunities. 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.

Typical duties include researching, developing, analyzing, implementing, and testing new capabilities for current and future autonomous undersea systems.

Students studying Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or Physics are encouraged to apply.

Experience or interest in:

• Signal/image processing
• Object tracking
• Autonomous control
• Software development
• Artificial intelligence
• Machine learning (deep learning / reinforcement learning)

Preferred experience:

MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python.

The successful candidate will work up to 20 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters, and 40 hours per week over the summer.

This is a paid internship located at ARL's Science Park Building in State College, PA; relocation and housing are not provided.

Candidate selected may be subject to a government security investigation. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre‑employment drug screen.

ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a university center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus on naval missions and related areas.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. All positions at ARL require candidates to possess the ability to obtain a government security clearance; you will be notified during the interview process if this position is subject to a government background investigation.

EEO IS THE LAW

Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814‑865‑1473.