Internship - Robotics Software Engineer

Company Name: Hellbender Inc.

Job Title: Robotics Software Engineering Internship

Department: Software

Report to: Software Engineering Manager 

Who we are:

Hellbender Inc. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation who partners with innovators to mature their Artificial Intelligence enabled computing sensors and produce their solutions onshore at prototype to high volumes.

Hellbender is intentionally forming an inclusive work environment and is committed to uplifting the historically marginalized identities including veterans, women, trans and non-white races in our community and industry.    

Job Summary:

• At Hellbender, you will have the opportunity and responsibility to generate innovative solutions• to address unique issues on a variety of real world problems. As an intern, you will have the• same autonomy as our junior engineers and the mentorship of our senior staff. Our program is• designed to teach you the full product development life cycle and the work will take you back• and forth from the white board to the automated manufacturing line. The coding will consist of• Real-Time/Object Oriented C, C++, and Python development in an embedded Linux• environment.

Eligibility RequirementsAn ideal candidate would have prior internship experience at a manufacturing or engineeringbased organization. We accept college masters and PhD level students.

Please note that this is a full time, on-site position.

• 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA preferred
• Enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university
• Classification as a graduate student (master’s or doctoral level)
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be willing to work onsite

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working on embedded platform software in a Linux-based environment
• Writing event-driven and asynchronous applications primarily in C, C++ and Python
• Writing software that communicates with and controls other devices over interfacesincluding CAN, UART, I2C, SPI and others
• Using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, multimeters, and other tools for electronicdiagnostics
• Define requirements for specific functionality and coordinate with hardware, softwaremanufacturing teams
• Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis, programming, and software engineering

Work Location: UPARC Pittsburgh

Opportunity for advancement: 

Hellbender is a growing business and follows a policy that prioritizes internal promotions. As new positions are created new opportunities for advancement will be created as well.