Product Demonstration Technical Intern

Responsibilities

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.

 

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.

 

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.

 

Learn more About Daktronics!

 

Do you enjoy solving customer problems? You will interact with our talented field demonstration technicians, field service engineers, and our sales teams. As you travel the country, you will receive a competitive wage as you explore our industry-leading products and gain professional experiences.  

  

When and where is this opportunity?

Position located at the Brookings, SD Daktronics campus, with the opportunity to travel the country. This position is open to candidates eligible to work in the U.S.

 

Internship opportunities available:

• 12 May 2025 to 12 December 2025. Check out our Daktronics Internship Video.   
  • If your university quarter/semester doesn’t end until after these dates, we may consider an alternate schedule.

What will work look like for me? 

Your exact responsibilities will vary depending upon assignment, but you can expect opportunities like these during your internship:   

• Learn about our product and how to interact with customers in our demonstration area, at a customer site, or in the field. Experience could include: 
  • Attend trade shows and product demonstrations. 
    • Travel to event sites to setup, operate, and load video display systems. 
    • Manage the load out and shipping process post event. 
  • Shadow our Field Service Engineers, Technical Services team, and/or our Control System Specialists. 
  • Learn and practice troubleshooting techniques. 
    • Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair any hardware or software issues that arise during a product demonstration. 
  • Design setup and test display systems with content at Daktronics prior to shipment. 
• Contribute to Daktronics Intern Group: 
  • Attend Toastmasters. 
  • Recruiting events. 
  • Give internship capstone presentation and attend colleagues’ presentations. 
• Build and maintain professional relationships. 

This position directly works with the design, setup, quality, and support of integrated control and display systems. A unique aspect of this position is not only being able to technically work with these systems but developing an eye for what looks good on a display.  

 

Pay and Perks:The typical hiring range for this position is $17.50/hour to $20.0/hour based on the location of Brookings, SD. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including relevant education, experiences, location, and applicable local legislation.

 

This position is eligible for a subset of our company benefits including, employee discount program, employee assistance program, community donation program, unpaid time off, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, leaves, disability and accommodations. Information about Daktronics benefits can be found on our website Career Opportunities (daktronics.com). This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by Daktronics at any time.

Qualifications

• You can quickly learn technical product features and functions and can communicate to non-technical customers and users. 
• Can capture and evaluate non-technical customer feedback and organize to communicate to technical product managers and developers. 
• You have a strong interest in sports and can relate to stakeholders of sporting applications.  
• You’re an outgoing, self-motivated, flexible, well-organized person who is both empathetic and personable. You understand customers, so know the work schedule may include evenings and weekends. You can meet our academic, travel, and other requirements.  

Academic: 

• Applicant must be enrolled as a student and registered for at least 12 credits (undergraduate) or 9 credits (graduate) at the time of application. 
• Preferred applicant would be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree program related to Broadcast Engineering, Electroni