Innovation Lab Intern - Mid-Spring & Summer 2018

Innovation Lab Intern

Status: Undergraduate or Graduate Hourly

Category: Research & Development

Location: Research Park, UIUC

Hours per week: 15-20 academic year; 40 in summer 

Contact Email: Todd.Hart@Graybar.com

Qualifications

• Current UIUC graduate or undergraduate student with a major or emphasis in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Industrial/Systems Engineering, or related field
• 3.0/4.0 minimum cumulative grade point average
• Self-motivated with a high level of learning agility
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Coursework or experience in circuit theory, analog and digital circuits

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and participate in technical electrical engineering activities.
• Responsible for completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirements.
• Work to conceptualize systems and electrical designs.
• Perform both system-level and component-level design and integration tasks involving electrical and electro-mechanical component-level tasks which include determining block diagrams, detailed design, simulation, debug and test.
• Perform the design, development, modification, analysis, and documentation of electrical systems.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions in existing products or systems and design corrective modifications as needed.
• Provide progress status for electrical design assignments periodically.
• Participate in resolution of technical issues within the company and outside suppliers.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customers as required.
• Conduct root-cause failure analyses of electrical components.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision from others.
• May participate in preparation of less complex proposals.
• Attend and participate in appropriate customer or business meetings.

Desired Skills and Knowledge

• Experience with IoT concepts and real-time prototype development of IoT applications.
• Experience with reading and understanding commercial electrical drawings.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics or Altium schematic capture tools.
• Experience with conducting root-cause failure analyses.
• Experience developing custom fixtures for test, evaluation and manufacturing of electrical equipment.
• Experience with either system-level or component-level design and test on electrical systems.
• Experience with specifying and evaluating supplier components, subsystems and services.

Work Environment

Graybar’s Innovation Lab in Research Park is an exciting, collaborative environment conducive to creativity and innovation. Enjoy free snacks and drinks, games of intense ping-pong, and the company of other bright interns from a variety of backgrounds!

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