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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

We are seeking graduate students with artificial intelligence/ machine learning (AI/ML) experience to join Visualization and Decision Support Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. looking to support our mission to discover, demonstrate, transition, and educate.  Interns will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies, participate in a Kaggle-style competition, and develop solutions to problems in computer vision and geospatial understanding.

Students selected will serve as active, hands-on, contributing members of the research staff at ARL. As part of this position, the candidate may:

• Work within an agile development environment with other developers, scrum master, and product owners to scope, develop, and deliver quality software solutions.
• Contribute to the research and development of unique algorithmic solutions for a wide array of sponsor requirements, with a focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
• Contribute to the development, testing, and transition of front and back-end software applications to various IT environments.
• Support machine learning model development using tools and technologies such as: PyTorch, Pandas, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker and similar technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate machine learning models into existing systems and develop new ones to meet specific project needs.

Students studying Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Mathematics are encouraged to apply. Must have a bachelors degree and be enrolled in a masters or higher level degree program

Experience in machine learning is preferred.

Successful candidates will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/week over the summer. This is a paid internship located at either State College, PA or Reston, VA. Relocation and housing are not provided.

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu