Graphic Design Intern - University of Illinois Innovation Lab

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Oath (formerly Yahoo!) is a Verizon company. The Oath Hadoop Product Engineering team is searching for Engineers to join Oath (Yahoo) to help build, update, maintain, and monitor our Hadoop open source systems (e.g. Hadoop Core, Hbase, Storm, Oozie, etc.). These systems consists of tens of thousands of computers, petabytesof data, spread across multiple datacenters.  If you are looking to work on large scale systems and to learn what BIG Data really means then Oath is the place for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES

    * Invent better ways to manage/automate the administration of new and existing clusters, via scripting and tools development

    * Consider, propose, and implement new methods for system deployment,  monitoring, management and automation

    * Collaborate with cross-functional organizations (engineering, qa, site  operations, and security) on new products/feature design and/or diagnosis  of problems with the production systems

    * Real-time problem diagnosis/resolution on live systems

    * Monitor cluster health and performance, use critical thinking to find areas for improvement

    * Coordinate efforts with your peers in Bangalore

    * Document processes, grids, systems, and their associated configurations

    * Hardware and facility capacity planning, provisioning new resources

    * Implement and adhere to security policies and processes/controls

    * Participate in a group pager rotation for emergencies

REQUIREMENTS

    * Proven experience as a Unix systems engineer.

    * Skilled in monitoring systems such as Nagios, Munin, Icinga, etc.

    * Experience in using one or more configuration management systems (Chef/Puppet/Quattor)

    * Network skills in DNS, network stack, and subnets.

    * Experienced operating large installations of systems.

    * Strong shell scripting skills in one or more of Perl, Python, bash etc.

    * Experience designing large deployments integrating a variety of hardware and software technologies

    * Demonstrated team experience managing complex production server environments including direct administration of Unix systems

    * Strong interpersonal and communication skills; capable of explaining   simple procedures in writing or verbally

    * Experience managing Apache Open Source projects Hadoop Core, Hbase, Storm, and Oozie

PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS

    * BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent)

    * Minimum 6 years experience as a Unix systems engineer / systems administrator with  at least 2 years in an Internet related business

    * Experience with LDAP and Kerberos a plus

    * 2+ years experience operating large installations of systems

    * Knowledge and work experience with Java, Cluster computing platforms like Hadoop, Condor, Torque, Maui / Moab, Sun Grid Engine

About the Team

Oath (formerly Yahoo) a Verizon Company is looking for engineers to join the Oath Hadoop team. The team has openings in Champaign IL. In this role you would be working on developing the next generation Big Data stack utilizing Hadoop for Batch, Storm for real time, and Spark for Iterative. Hadoop is the de-facto operating system for the worldwide cloud computing industry. Yahoo is the birthplace of Hadoop and has the largest Hadoop install in the world. The server count has grown from a few hundred nodes, to over 30,000 in the past few years. We have over 400,000 cores that process nearly 300PB of data spread over 25 clusters running a mix of Hadoop, Storm, and Spark.

About the Role

We are looking for experienced and motivated software engineers to help build a highly scalable and robust next generation Big Data stack to power Oath's data processing needs. The qualified engineer would work on one or more of the following open source projects: Hadoop Core (Common, Mapreduce, YARN, HDFS), Storm, or Spark.

If you have strong distributed systems background, love to solve complex and challenging problems, can work independently, and want to participate in some of the most exciting open source projects, we want to hear from you!. If you want to learn about Hadoop, Storm, or Spark and get a deep understanding of cloud computing, this is the job for you.

Responsibilities:

• Help Oath design the next generation cloud
• Understand all aspects of Oath's Big Data Stack (Hadoop, Storm, Spark) and learn select components in detail
• Be a leader in open source (Apache Software Foundation) projects
• Design massively distributed technology and develop leading edge cloud computing software
• Work closely with service engineering, operations, and Hadoop users to engineer cutting-edge solutions that allow Oath to answer today's most challenging big data questions.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Strong in Java or C++
• Deep understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Performance Optimization Techniques
• Experience with one or more of the following: Hadoop Core, Pig, Hive, Hcat, Oozie, Hbase, Spark, or Storm
• Experience with large distributed data and systems
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques
• Knowledge of database internals and query optimization

Please send resumes to resume-hadoop@oath.com

Who We Are:
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science.

Position Description:
The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include:
• Working on user-centered and small workgroup small application projects that will be utilized throughout the company
• Developing small programs and components that will be used to solve problems in the Development business area
• Partnering with internal colleagues in advancing our technology platforms
• Incubating ideas into proof of concept/proof of value solutions

Qualifications:
• Must be registered as a full-time student
• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis
• Undergraduate and Graduate students
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent
• Must be US citizen or permanent resident without requiring sponsorship
• 10 - 15 hours/week during the academic year
• 35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester
• Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details
• Passion for turning thoughts into realities
• Familiarity with user research and usability testing methodologies to prioritize user needs to drive design priorities
• Ability to design and deliver clean and usable user interface prototypes for desktop and/or mobile solutions

Preferred Skills:
• JavaScript/JQuery
• Web development
• Familiarity with Oracle databases
• Familiarity with mobile application development
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts is desired

Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the fall semester 2017 with an option to continue through the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year.

To apply: Submit your resume to Masha Trenhaile at Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com
Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

PhotoniCare, Inc. (www.photoni.care) is a medical device manufacturer located in Champaign, IL. Our mission is to improve child health and reduce healthcare costs by empowering physicians with better information. We are starting by developing technology that will change the standard of care for middle ear disease.

Summary:

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to develop front and back end software for our otology medical imaging devices.

Key responsibilities:

• Full stack design and development of software integrating hardware peripherals in C/C++ on an ARM embedded computing platform.  Includes data acquisition, image processing, and image display/GUI.
• Propose design ideas and verify ideas with rapid prototypes when necessary.
• Work closely with team to ensure seamless integration of software with hardware.
• Serve as point of contact with external software developers and contractors.
• Work with regulatory experts and develop within an established system that maintains high code quality via automated testing and frequent code reviews.

Requirements:

• BS (MS/PhD encouraged) in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Three years experience developing software to interface with hardware systems. • Expert developer for C++ Linux applications.
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly and independently.
• Ability to work in a timeline and milestone driven R&D environment • Excellent documentation practices and legible code-writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a regulated clinical environment is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with Qt is a plus, but not required.

This is a flexible position that could be up to full-time with the potential option for remote employment, depending on the circumstances. PhotoniCare offers a fun and exciting work environment, as well as a competitive salary and benefits package. Unfamiliar with the Champaign-Urbana area? Check out the following website: http://www.yourewelcomecu.com/

Unfamiliar with our tech scene? Check out the following, from tech legend Robert Scoble: https://medium.com/@scobleizer/here-s-how-small-town-america-is-primed-to-beat-siliconvalley- in-innovation-3923049865ed#.zebjib7g4

Please respond with cover letter, resume and 3 references to hr@photonicareinc.com.

Agrible is seeking an experienced Software Release Manager to coordinate the development and deployment of world-class software systems and tools formed around the convergence of agricultural science with computer science. You will confront broad-ranging intellectual challenges while working with a multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled professionals in a fast-paced environment. Expand your abilities and push your limits as you make intuitive high-level decisions and implement high-quality solutions for the most advanced agricultural predictive analytics system on the planet.

About Agrible

Agrible Inc. is an agricultural analytics business on the leading edge of dynamic soil modeling, crop growth modeling, and weather prediction technology. We are growers, agronomists, scientists, and developers who build world-class software in the heart of the heartland. We’re headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, where it’s only a few steps from the farm gate to our office doors.

Responsibilities

• Manage deployment process and schedule to ensure reliable delivery of new features
• Keep track of technical feature release windows and coordinate release sequencing and scheduling with other teams
• Communicate with Product Owners to make sure development teams are focused on high priority features
• Measure and monitor development progress to identify and resolve impediments
• Work with QA to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues affecting production environments
• Review technical documentation to ensure continuity of institutional knowledge
• Maintain a continual improvement process that improves development velocity and software quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related technical field and three years experience is recommended
• Two years experience in a project management, release management, or related role
• Experience in agile software development process
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• High quality organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years experience in a software release management role
• Experience coordinating releases of web applications in a cloud environment
• Understanding of systems architecture for data-driven applications

The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and have excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills. You must have the ability to communicate effectively with internal staff and key decision makers; be well organized and structured in a deadline-driven environment; have experience troubleshooting a wide variety of technical topics; and the ability to communicate technical topics in an easy-to-understand manner.

We offer a competitive wage, excellent benefits, and a great working environment in our Champaign, IL headquarters. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Join the electric culture of an agricultural tech startup located in the heart of US agriculture that is trying to make a global difference.

Contact us!

Drop us an email at careers@agrible.com. Please add the area of need and the position title in the subject line of the email and include your resume and cover letter establishing your experience/qualifications for the criteria outlined above

www.agrible.com

Agrible, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer                            

EOE/AA

M/F/D/V

At CEB, now Gartner Data Innovation Center we hire the brightest and most talented people in the world? Are you looking to work on the most innovative projects and build technologies that change the world? At the Gartner Data Innovation Center, you have the chance to build the future.

We are looking for the most creative and inventive GUI and data visualization developers. Join us this summer to get a chance at creating some of the most innovative solutions at our data innovation center.

What Are the Key Responsibilities?

• Focus on mid-size to large projects for development of the next generation of data visualization libraries, widgets and tools in the Analytics space employing a working knowledge of SDLC, SCRUM, and Agile methodologies Research and document data mapping from source to target systems.

• The engineer will be designing, specifying, and implementing a state of the art interactive data visualization for our next generation products.

• This position emphasizes a need for to conceptualize, design, and develop reusable graphic/data visualizations as well as very strong technical knowledge for implementing these visualizations using cutting edge technologies.

What Are the Preferred Qualifications?

• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, D3, AngularJS, Node.js, Javascript, and Responsive Design to develop Data Visualizations.

• Experience with Microstrategy Reports and visualizations

• Experience with one of the visualization tools such as Tableau, QlikView, Pentaho, HiChart or comparable tools

• Experience with developing interactive customer-facing data visualization products & dashboards

• Experience with integrating data visualization components, widgets and Web-based data visualization tools

• Define specifications, standards techniques to ensure superior visualizations.

• Experience in web development, JavaScript Framework and programming languages like Java, Scala, C++, Python is a plus

• Experience in interacting with business analysts and developers to analyze the user requirements, functional specifications and system specifications

• Collaborates with members of the product, revenue, research, and central support communities to collect and research specific member issues related to product properties in production

Interested students can email their resumes to imran.khan@gartner.com

At CEB, now Gartner Data Innovation Center we hire the brightest and most talented people in the world? Are you looking to work on the most innovative projects and build technologies that change the world? At the Gartner Data Innovation Center, you have the chance to build the future.

We are looking for some smart Data Scientists who can generate insights from our data. Join us this summer to get a chance at creating some of the most innovative solutions at our data innovation center.

The Data Science Intern with minimum will focus on mid-size to large projects for development of NLP and Machine learning solutions employing a working knowledge of SDLC, SCRUM, and Agile methodologies. The engineer will design, specify, and implement a state of the art natural language processing and machine learning for our next generation products. This position emphasizes a need for to conceptualize, design, and develop reusable NLP and ML models as well as very strong technical knowledge for implementing big data technologies. Additionally, the Data Science Intern will play a key role in requirements gathering, project documentation, application developments tasks and the translation of requirements for project teams both foreign and domestic

Requirements

• Demonstrable Experience in developing natural language processing models, corpus.
• Experience with NLP tools such as NLTK, OpenNLP, Stanford CoreNLP and similar open source solutions
• Experience with NLP tagging methods and techniques such as CCG, Penn TreeBank
• Experience with multi-lingual (international) NLP processing and tagging
• Experience with NLP applications such as tokenization, parsing, lemmatization, POS tagging techniques, Named Entity Recognition (NER) or Stanford NER (SNER)
• Experience in Topic mining using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), keywords, n-grams,tf-idf vectors
• Experience in Document Classification using different language models and similarity metrics like Word2Vec, KL-Divergence, Cosine Similarity .
• Experience with developing NLP applications such as sentiment analysis, topic modeling, text summary production
• Experience with developing NLP tools using Machine learning, Statistical analysis, bag of words, parts of speech tagging
• Ability to apply combinations of classifiers Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, k-NN, Neural Networks and SVM.
• Experience developing and applying machine learning using tools such as Python Scikit, R or similar languages
• Experience in mining/analyzing vast data stores and uncovering insights.
• Experience in building Recommendation Systems
• Experience in writing clean, documented, modular, reusable code in Python
• Experience in data wrangling and munging using Python libraries like Numpy, Pandas, BeautifulSoup, etc.
• Experience in web development, JavaScript Framework and programming languages like Java, Scala, C++ is a plus
• Experience with Big Data tools like Hadoop, Spark is a plus
• Experience with Deep learning techniques like LSTM,RNN is a plus

Role Qualifications

• Knowledge in Python and Java.
• Writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code.
• Proficiency in Database SQL query development and data analysis             
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Critical thinking with excellent judgment and initiative
• Self-motivator with great attention to detail and follow through
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Proven analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Ability to excel in a fast paced environment
• Very good listening and interpretation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in Hadoop is a plus
• Managing and deploying HBase
• Good knowledge in back-end programming, specifically java, JS, Node.js and OOAD
• Knowledge on SQL Server Management Studio, GitHub, and MongoDB

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree or PhD in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering or, Statistics, or Mathematics, or related discipline.

Interested students can email their resumes to imran.khan@gartner.com

DESCRIPTION: 

LifeFoundry is a startup in the University of Illinois Research Park that uses fully automated synthetic biology to engineer organisms for production of value-added chemicals. Using robotics and advanced algorithms we hope to take biotechnology R&D to a whole new level.

We are looking for an intern/co-op software engineer to join us in revolutionizing biotechnology research. You will work closely with our team on developing smart devices and systems to enable novel functionalities of our robotic high-throughput biomanufacturing platform which performs cutting-edge biotechnology research.

The robotic research platform you will help build can increase the throughput in biotech R&D by orders of magnitude, eliminate human error, and produce chemicals for a variety of applications. We would love to have you on board for this exciting journey!

Responsibilities:

·       Programming different software components interacting and supporting the robotic platform

·       Building databases to facilitate the automated processes

Requirements:

·       This position is open to students in CS, CompE, EE, and related majors with junior standing or above.

·       At least one year of related experience

·       Proficient in Python, C++ and Database design

·       Preferably skilled in image processing, robotics, AI/ML, GUI design, microcontroller, and software engineering background

·       Excited to join a fast-paced interdisciplinary team working on a variety of challenging projects

·       Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervision

·       Able to solve problems with methodical and critical thinking

We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the application form and send your resume to career@life-foundry.com and we will contact you to learn more about you and how can your skills match our needs.

At LifeFoundry, we embrace diversity and are committed to attract qualified candidates with all backgrounds.

Looking for a part-time job during the semester?

Part-time Software Engineer Positions Available at Charmworks!

Charmworks, Inc. is a software startup spinning off parallel computing work done at the Computer Science Department of the University of Illinois. It has received major initial funding, and is now getting ready to grow. We are looking for part-time interns to start as soon as possible. Our offices are located in the EnterpriseWorks technology incubator in the Research Park on UIUC's south campus in Champaign, IL.

• Excellent programming skills
• Good grades
• Initiative
• Teamwork and communication skills
• Ability and willingness to do sustainable work on an existing software stack

• Programming in C++
• Programming in Java for a visual performance analysis tool
• Shell-script programming
• Engineering application development

Electronics Production Technician

Required

• Minimum of Associate’s Degree in Electronics (or equivalent)

• Preferred 3+ years’ experience working with electronics systems

• Ability to read and interpret both electronic schematics and assembly level drawings

• Ability to work with AC, DC, analog and digital circuits and work with low, medium and high voltage circuits and proficiently use laboratory power supplies, oscilloscopes, meters, etc.

Desired

• Experience with data acquisition (e.g. LabVIEW or other)

• Experience with power electronics and load testing

• Familiarity with microcontrollers, FPGA and control systems

• Comfortable working with voltages above 24V

Applicants must be eligible to obtain security clearance (requires U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status). 

Job Description

• Perform PCB fabrication (SMT/TH), electronics wiring, assembly, integration and packaging.  Support production, customer service and RMA activities as required

• Test, calibrate, troubleshoot (to component level) and repair electronic subassemblies and final assemblies, documenting results of tests and repairs.

• Determine root cause of failures, working within production deadlines and deciding on the best method of repairing for in-house or field service returns.

• Complete tasks and resolve problems in a timely manner without deviation from accepted process.

• Maintain complete and accurate records of all work. Regularly provide data for formal reports and ISO documentation of all work.  Take initiative to communicate work progress with team members.

• Coordinate with documentation personnel to update manuals and procedures as required.

·        Starfire Industries LLC has an immediate opening for a production technician to build, test and package electronics systems on our production line.  The successful candidate will have background working with PCB fabrication, including surface-mount reflow and through-hole soldering techniques, and electronics component wiring and assembly.  Strong documentation skills, ability to work under pressure, effectively communicate results and meet deadlines is a must.

·        Starfire is a leading manufacturer of IMPULSE^TM pulsed power modules for thin-film deposition systems and nGen^TM compact particle accelerators for neutron generation and imaging.  We are a fast-paced, small-company atmosphere with an opportunity to work with an incredible team, contribute to multiple products in development/production and make an impact.  Starfire is located in Champaign, IL on the Research Park at the University of Illinois, and recently expanded engineering and production space in 2016. We currently have 29 employees.

To apply visit starfireindustries.com/careers or email your resume to hr@starfireindustries.com

Job Description - Data Scientist

About Us

The Advertising Data Systems team at Yahoo is responsible for providing fast, clean, and relevant data for Yahoo’s advertising businesses.  As data availability and scale has risen, there is a demand for providing relevant insights and models to our sales and business partners at scale.

About The Position
This role will build on top of our world-class advertising data systems to drive new insights around campaign effectiveness, sales forecasting, and advertising platform robustness.  The scientist will leverage the latest machine learning and data science techniques to produce validated solutions for us in our advertising platforms to help drive revenue and sales.

Your Day

You will spend your days doing things like:

• Exploring large data sets for relationships, insights, and anomalies

• Building machine learning models to explain the past or predict the future

• Incubating data science and machine learning tools for use in the organization

• Working with business leaders and engineers to discuss potential new features or customer issues to investigate

• Helping your team figure out priorities and processes and what’s next

• Playing with your friends in some of our local games and contests, from trivia to table tennis, puzzle building, escape rooms and more

Key Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Control Theory, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field

• Excel in abstract and statistical thinking while deeply grounded in solid business judgment

• Skilled in interpersonal communication and relationship; ability to explain complex analytical concepts to non-experts

• Data Science experience to solve classification and clustering problems on the web, perform information retrieval from unstructured and semi-structured data, build supervised and semi-supervised learning solutions

• Core foundation in data structures and algorithms and object-oriented programming

• Proficient programming skills in at least one of the following languages and frameworks: Java, Python, R

• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop (Pig/Hive), Spark, or other related technologies

To submit your resume, please email resume-champaign-datascience@oath.com.

Office Coordinator duties and responsibility includes providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the Champaign Huawei office. You will support managers and employees through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication. The admin job scope includes communicating via phone and email ensuring that all administrative assistant duties are completed accurately and delivered with high quality and in a timely manner.

Office Administration Responsibilities

·         Organize meeting rooms reservation and coordination

·         Coordinate office space

·         Maintain office contact lists

·         Assist in finance payment process

·         Order office supplies

·         Shipment management

·         Provide general support to visitors

·         Design and implements office policies by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against standards; making necessary adjustments.

·         Complete operational requirements by scheduling

·         Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

·         Assist with job fair and event planning

·         Schedule potential job candidate interviews

·         Assist with planning new employee on-boarding event logistics

·         Post and monitor Champaign site job postings on local and national sites, update and curate as necessary

·         Gathers and tracks documentation for reports and collaboration efforts

·         Other duties as assigned

Requirements

·         College education preferred

·         Bilingual preferred, but not required (Mandarin Chinese and English)

·         Proven admin or assistant experience (3 years’ experience in admin position)

·         Knowledge of office management systems and procedures

·         Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work

·         Attention to detail and problem solving skills

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Strong organizational and planning skills

·         Proficiency in MS Office

·         Being able to work independently with minimal guidance

To apply, email a resume to Rhiannon Clifton at rhiannon.clifton2@huawei.com.