Interns will work with a designated mentor or team to gain a thorough understanding of the career field of interest to include theory and practical application of obtained knowledge. The intern will benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in the field. The objective is real, hands-on work assignments related to intern’s major, providing them with skills vitally important in today’s business environment.

What You’ll Do

As a Test Engineer Co-Op you will spend June through December 2018 (Summer & Fall semester) learning about and making an impact in a specialized area within SNC. You will help to deliver superior results to our clients while working in a highly collaborative and agile environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establishes learning objectives with mentor/supervisor
• Supports assignments that represent general Test and Systems Engineering tasks
• Supports Test and Systems laboratory setting with a range of duties including sample preparation, test fixture design, test set-up and execution. This may include data logging and analysis, reporting, etc.
• Occasionally takes on special projects as assigned by the mentor/supervisor
• Establishes fundamental business/technical foundation through practice of internal processes and procedures
• Job shadows at all levels in the field
• Performs administrative functions as needed

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Punctuality to work each day and prepared to work scheduled work hours
• Other duties as assigned

Compliance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for thoughtful adherence to all SNC policies, procedures and compliance regulations (internal and external
• Responsible for timely execution of all personnel related activities such as Timesheet completion

Essential Functions:

• Minimum physical requirements to perform all duties and responsibilities, as defined by management

You Have

• A GPA of 3.2 or above; 3.0 or above for working students
• Technical skills complimentary to your field of interest
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office products
• The ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
• The capability to be highly organized and detailed

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivers customer-focused technologies and best-of-breed systems integrations in the aerospace, national security & defense sectors. Applications span navigation/guidance, communications, electronic warfare and threat detection, cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and commercial space.