Electrical Engineering Intern

Job description

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, a leading manufacturer in the fields of Aerospace (propulsion and equipment), Defense and Security. Operating worldwide, the Group has more than 70,000 employees and logged sales of 17.4 billion euros in 2015. Safran is ranked among the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters. Safran is also features at the top of the "Happy at Work" ranking compiled by the website meilleures-entreprises.com, as one of the most popular companies for young engineers* and in the LinkedIn Top Attractors in France.
*Universum and Trendence surveys

Safran Electronics & Defense is a world leader in the supply of solutions and services in optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software for both civil and military markets. Safran Electronics & Defense is the No. 1 company in Europe and No. 3 worldwide for inertial navigation systems used in air, land and naval applications. It is also No. 1 worldwide in helicopter flight controls and the European leader in optronics and tactical UAV systems. Operating worldwide, Safran Electronics & Defense employs 7,600 people in Europe, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.   

Job details

Main domain/Job field

Research, design and development - Electrical engineering

Secondary domain/Job field

Research, design and development - RAMS, algorithms and statistics
Research, design and development - Optics, optronics
Research, design and development - Electronics & Automation
Research, design and development - System engineering

Job title

Electrical Engineering Intern

Employment type

Internship / Student

Contract period

Summer Internship

Professional category

Student

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

This internship is for May - August of 2017

Support new product development in providing solutions to problems with electronic circuitry, analog and digital. Analyze problems and identify design solutions as applicable.

- Assist in the develop, design, and modification of products to the defined requirements including analysis, laboratory tests, simulation, and field evaluation to assure compliance to project and customer and industry requirements; prepare the documents required to define the products and show verification and analytics.
- Provide technical assistance to all internal departments, suppliers, and customers as it relates to the product.
- Provide test and evaluation support including input to ATP and QTP test plans and procedures.
- Assist in modifying existing products to support customer and manufacturing, to achieve regulatory compliance, and meet applicable industry standards, while satisfying market requirements.
- Analyses electronics and electrical designs (analog and digital) by hand and by using analysis tools such as PSpice.
- Participate on multi-discipline concurrent development and corrective action teams.
- Supports, preparation, review, and approval of the documentation required to define and control products.
- Helps with coordination and support of the prototype manufacturing of products.
- Monitor testing and analyze data to verify performance of the prototype product to customer and design specifications.
- Provide technical support to all internal departments, suppliers, and customers as it relates to the product.
- Assist in new circuit design.

Additional description

Position Criteria

Some knowledge in analog and digital circuit design, which may include ADC and DAC circuits design, DC-DC converter power supply design, constant current source design, FPGA, microcontroller embedded circuit design

Some hands on experience in bench top prototype circuit verification, familiar with electrical and electronics test equipment.

General knowledge of MS Office tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of 3 types of studies (or Associates degree)

Experience in Matlab/Simulink

Knowledge of MatrixOne or other PDM system for documentation control and workflow

Candidate skills & requirements

Desired profile

Basic Qualifications

- Student currently enrolled in a 4-year Engineering degree program  in an accredited institution with at least two years of school completed

- This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee

- Strong personal interest in Electrical Engineering

- Overall GPA of 3.0 or greater

Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.