Intern, Systems Engineering

Company Overview

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Systems Engineering Intern to join our team. The intern will help our Systems Engineering team meeting the technical performance requirement on complex system development programs. The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on experience to student with proven academic performance and leadership potential.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work under the direction of the SE Managers, SE Technical Directors and Lead systems Engineers on various systems engineering activities.
• Review system documentation including system design, requirements specifications, and interface control documents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of systems and subsystems.
• Conduct limited scope test plans under the supervision of engineers.
• Gather and assemble data for engineers.
• May be required to help in research in a particular field.
• Conduct design analysis and/or calculations under the supervision of engineers.
• Assist engineers with appropriate design details.
• Perform a wide variety of tasks to gain familiarity with the engineering staff, methods, programs and practices.
• Support, communicate, and reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture o the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

• Adaptability-Adapts to change, open innovative ideas and responsibilities.
• Communication-Ability to speak, write and interact with others.
• Dependability- Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record.
• Ethics-Hones, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
• Initiative-Ability to take on task before being asked.
• Job Knowledge- Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current.
• Quality-Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services.

Skills and Abilities

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

• Basic Knowledge and familiarity with the use of Matlab and or Simulink.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Products.
• Coursework in some of the following subjects: Calculus L/LL; Linear Algebra, Complex Variables, Probability & Statistics and Differential Equations.

Education

• Attending a two-year or four-year college working toward a degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent is required.

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran

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