Part-Time Grad

Job Description and Position Requirements

The Guidance and Control Technologies Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking graduate 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.

We encourage students studying Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or Physics to apply.

Desired experience or interest in signal/image processing, object tracking, autonomous control, software development, artificial intelligence, and/or machine learning (deep learning/reinforcement learning) is desired. Experience with MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python is preferred.

The successful candidate will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/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. Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation. You must be a U.S. citizen and a successful pre-employment drug screen will be required.

All positions at ARL require candidates to obtain a government security clearance. Candidates will also complete a background check per University policies.

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 .