About the position
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Internship at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) offers students the opportunity to contribute to impactful engineering projects that support national defense and NASA initiatives. Interns will work alongside experienced engineers to design, analyze, test, and deploy innovative electrical and electromechanical systems, gaining hands-on experience in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
• Design embedded systems, encompassing both hardware and software systems.
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• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to capture requirements, design circuits, select components, and validate designs through modeling and simulation.
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• Showcase work at design reviews and produce crucial documentation for communication, fabrication, and operation of designs.
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• Test, integrate, and deploy embedded and electrical systems into larger projects.
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• Procure hardware to support the assembly and test of designs.
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• Brainstorm innovative solutions to complex engineering problems.
Requirements
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
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• Experience in the design, test, and development of electrical hardware and software systems through coursework, graduate research, personal projects, or previous work experience.
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• Experience designing and prototyping electronic circuitry that employs FPGAs, DSP processors, microcontrollers, sensors, and power supplies.
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• Programming experience in one or more software languages such as C, C++, Python or in hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog.
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• Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools like SPICE, MATLAB/SIMULINK.
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• Experience in the test and measurement of electrical systems via the use of oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, etc.
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• Excellent communication skills and an ability to document designs and results.
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• Ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance prior to reporting and ultimately a full Secret security clearance.
Nice-to-haves
• Pursuing a dual degree in electrical, computer engineering, or computer science.
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• Pursuing a Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
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• Experience with Linux and real-time operating systems.
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• Ability to design and simulate analog circuits.
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• Experience in PCB design and layout (e.g. Altium, Eagle).
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• Familiarity with low-power microcontrollers, including ARM processors.
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• Experience in controls or digital signal processing.
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• Experience in programming microcontrollers like STM, ESP, or ARM processors.
Benefits
• Robust education assistance program
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• Unparalleled retirement contributions
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• Healthy work/life balance