Controls & Instrumentation Engineer Intern

Amentum Advanced Solutions (AS) is a performance unit of Amentum Engineering & Technology Line of Business. Advanced Solutions specializes in the development, design, construction, and operation of unique and complex research & development, scientific, and test facilities, including wind tunnels (aerospace, DoD, automotive, motorsports, etc.), rocket test stands, climatic chambers, jet engine test cells, acoustic chambers, altitude test facilities, captive trajectory systems, and nuclear facilities. AS projects span the automotive, motorsports, defense, nuclear, and aerospace markets. Recent clients include Audi, Boeing, BMW, Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Honda, General Motors, NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Energy, and many others across North America, Europe, and Asia.

AS is looking for a Controls & Instrumentation Engineer Intern to support projects ranging from small studies to multi-million dollar turn-key supply. A successful candidate must be team-oriented, organized, able to communicate to all levels of the organization, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Your work will be unique and challenging while supporting several projects in a dynamic and exciting environment. This position will provide you with an unparalleled opportunity to work with a team of motivated engineering and business professionals who work to ensure client satisfaction and deliver projects within scope, budget, and schedule

Under the supervision of senior engineering staff, responsibilities include:

•          Developing hardware assembly and wiring diagrams for control and data acquisition systems.
•          Implementing control system software designs that include control of temperature, pressure, humidity, flow, force, motion of mechanisms, system safety, human safety, and other advanced process and electromechanical systems.
•          Developing control system software in PLC ladder logic, function block, HMI programming, etc.
•          Implementing interfaces to facility equipment using hardwired interfaces and industrial networks.
•          Applying closed loop controls methods, both classical and modern, to control continuously variable systems.
•          Supporting hardware assembly and fabrication.

 Please Note: It is the responsibility of the selected intern to make their own housing arrangements during the internship.  Amentum can provide suggestions for housing options.

• A student in a Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• 0-5 years of experience in control or data acquisition system design, implementation, or commissioning.
• A desire to learn software development in high-level programming languages such as C/C++/C# and in engineering application software tools such as LabVIEW, MATLAB and SIMULINK. 
• An interest and background in electronics, instrumentation, control and data acquisition systems, PLCs, variable frequency drive systems, motion control systems, sensors and transmitters, actuators, PID control, and communication networks.
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