Software Engineer Intern
Charlottesville, Virginia
Overview
General Atomics pioneers technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.
Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.
Schedule: Full-Time Hourly
Job Level: Internship
Travel: None
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- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Inventive
- Problem Solver
- Team Player
- Creative
Job Summary
GA-CCRi was founded in 1989 and is located in Charlottesville, VA. It provides custom software development and innovative information engineering solutions to customers in government and private industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!
We have an exciting opportunity for Interns with a field of study related to Software Engineering (Frontend or Backend) to join our core product team, shaping the future of situational awareness capabilities for our customers. Our teams leverage cutting-edge technology to process petabytes of data and extract features in near real time, all while providing a rich, live view of objects on land, sea, and sky. Join our growing team in taking our systems to the next level, giving end-users the power to see beyond the data and truly understand the world around them.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under general supervision, participates in the day-to-day activities of assigned functional area assisting in the completion of routine and non-routine tasks.
- Research, implement, document, and test software applications for enterprise-wide end-user, system level, and data management software applications.
- Assist in executing tasks supporting application development and deployment.
- Follow compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
- Communicate with team and management throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Contribute towards the continuous integration and improvement of enterprise solutions including build pipeline support, debugging, maintenance, and updates to ensure viability in an evolving environment.
- Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company. Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
Job Qualifications:
- Typically requires active enrollment and currently attending as an undergraduate student at a recognized college or university.
- 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred.
- Foundational knowledge of FrontEnd or BackEnd software development concepts, principles, and theory.
- Basic computer skills.
- Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience in at least one core programming language (e.g. Python, Java).
- Comfortable working with Linux systems on a daily basis.
- Familiarity with deployment technologies, could management, and network engineering concepts and practices.
Salary:$44,590 - $66,295
Benefits
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Healthcare
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Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans
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Competitive Pay
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Multiple product lines means a variety of work
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Paid Time Off

“The company is growing, has a very good reputation and had open positions in my area of expertise (aircraft design/design methodology development).”– Peter, Senior Staff Engineer

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