Technical Intern - Software Engineer
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The Systems Engineering Solutions Strategic Business Unit provides advanced systems engineering and technology applications for intelligence and information enterprises. These applications and solutions deliver enterprise data management, data analytics, modeling and simulation, and technology assessment capabilities that are used to create products that offer actionable information in support of warfighters and decision makers.
Relocation for this position is available.
Compensation & Benefits:
- HIRING SALARY RANGE: $19.30 - $27.50 per hour (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
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The Ball Aerospace Internship Program is a 10-week summer program that provides interns with practical experience working on relevant projects while working with designated mentors; access to state-of-the-art equipment; a competitive wage; relocation reimbursement; in-house training; group activities; possible future employment and the ability to participate in the Ball Aerospace Remote Sensing Team (BIRST) program to build and launch a rocket or high-altitude balloon. At the conclusion of your internship, you will be required to prepare and deliver a formal presentation of your project work to your respective department.
Technical Intern – Software Engineer
What You’ll Do:
- Design, develop, test, and integrate software algorithms and tools for data processing systems.
- Follow Agile software development practices using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
- Develop software in a Unix/Windows environment using C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, or other languages.
- Present your design and code to peers in a structured peer review.
- Participate in Cloud-based projects using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
- Work in an office lab environment to test, debug, operate, or demonstrate the system you develop.
- Contribute in a team environment assisting full-time software engineers and interfacing with other engineering disciplines.
- At the conclusion of your internship, prepare and deliver a formal presentation of your project work to your respective department.
- Build upon university acquired knowledge to solve real-world engineering problems.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
What You’ll Need:
- Must have completed your sophomore or junior year and be enrolled in a degree program for the fall of 2022. We will also accept students enrolled in a post graduate program.
- Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- Pursuing a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar engineering program with a focus on Software.
- Effective communication and team skills.
- Have taken at least 1 software specific class with a lab or long-term project.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is desired:
- C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript programming
- Agile Software Development methodologies
- Object oriented design
- Software engineering tools and methods
Working Conditions:
- Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
- Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
- May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
- May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
- Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required