R&D Engineering Intern

About the role

Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is looking for enterprising students to participate in a Summer 2027 engineering undergraduate internship, Fostering Opportunities in Research & Government Engineering (FORGE). The goal of the FORGE – ARL program is to identify rising seniors, graduating in May 2028, with interest in full-time employment at ARL. Students will conduct research to enhance their readiness for successful and significant careers in national security.

Responsibilities

• Support for engineering testing, data analysis, and data display
• Hands-on work in a laboratory environment
• Use of multiple computing languages, analysis tools, simulations, measurements
• Networking with program sponsors

Qualifications

• Must be a rising senior
• Must be a U.S. citizen to apply
• May be subject to a government security investigation
• Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen
• Working location will be fully on-site, located in State College, PA

Preferred disciplines

• Mechanical Engineering with interest in robotics programming
• Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with interest in Aeroacoustics, AI for data analysis, fluid measurement techniques, or numerical methods
• Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineer with a focus in thermodynamics, structural design, or advanced materials
• Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline with a focus in forward-thinking research and development (experimental or computational)
• Electrical Engineer with an interest in signal processing
• Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineers with an interest in guidance and control, and programing experience
• Industrial Engineering or Math with interest in operations research and modeling of dynamic systems
• Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science with an interest in applied mathematics and software engineering for a future in advanced signal processing, embedded software development, and hardware design
• Information Science and Technology or Computer Science with interest in system integration
• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with interest in thermodynamics, structural design, or advanced materials

Application requirements

Submit a cover letter and resume which includes GPA. The cover letter must address the technical disciplines within ARL you have interest in and why.