INTERNSHIP: Transit Communications Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $25 per hour

INTERNSHIP LOCATION Littleton, CO

JOB SUMMARY

Support of daily operations and overall engineering for communications systems projects, work directly with Communication System Engineers and be a part of an integrated team on assigned Engineering tasks.

This internship will be focused on systems and network design and a small amount of network architecture, fiber backbone design and designing systems like CCTV, Emergency and VOIP telephones, Access Control, and SCADA systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Engineering of Communication System Designs
• Development of Bill of Materials
• RFI creation
• Product Selection
• O&M manuals
• Creation of training documentation
• Customer and internal meetings
• Other design related tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience : In Pursuit of BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

• Strong interest in Transit and / or Rail Construction Projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good organization and communication skills
• Strong Time Management skills
• Work with a diverse group of individuals and organizations representing public agencies, private utilities, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint.

INTERNSHIP PERKS

• Paid Internship and raises for returning interns.
• Roundtrip airfare or mileage reimbursement to / from the internship location
• Monthly living stipends for qualifying students
• Flexible start and end internship dates (2-month minimum requirement for the summer)
• For 1st time interns - Participation in our Annual Intern Day event held at our Corp HQ in Alameda, CA. Expenses paid by company.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.

Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.