UAS Systems Intern

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional information on remote work at Penn State, seeNotice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Agile Systems Engineering Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking undergraduate students to design and assemble small, unmanned rotorcraft.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Typical duties will include:

• Develop control systems and implement on rotorcraft
• Develop test plans and conduct flight tests to verify design and control law correctness, using modeling and simulation in the design and test preparation process
• Develop modeling and simulation algorithms and implement in code for use by the team
• Prepare reports on results of testing
• Present on results to sponsors

Students studying Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/week over the summer. Candidate selected may be subject to a government security investigation.You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.

Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: