Jobs at Penn State University

Conducts applied AI research for defense-related workflows by evaluating AI tools, assessing opportunities and risks, collaborating with project teams, developing an independent research project, and presenting prototypes and recommendations to leadership. The internship is fully on-site, lasts 10 weeks, and may have follow-on work in the fall.

Provides administrative and operational support for an agricultural engineering department. Responsibilities include office support, meeting coordination, committee service, event and advisory board coordination, faculty search logistics, budget and grant monitoring, financial transactions, reporting, and liaison duties with university research programs. The role also assists faculty and administrators with purchasing, travel, grant management, and departmental activities.

Provides administrative and operational support for the College of IST Dean’s Office, including scheduling, committee coordination, faculty elections and awards, event planning, purchasing, reimbursements, faculty affairs workflows, confidential information handling, website updates, and Smartsheet workflow management. Supports dean’s office leadership, faculty, staff, students, and university partners while serving as backup for reception and supervisory functions.

Owns end-to-end software release management across development, testing, staging, and production environments. Develops release strategies, coordinates schedules, manages DevOps services and CI/CD automation, oversees environment consistency, and enforces versioning, change control, quality, rollback, and incident response processes. The role coordinates technical and business stakeholders, conducts release readiness and go/no-go assessments, supports disaster recovery, and communicates risks, dependencies, and status to leadership.

Paid summer intern supporting R&D in AI/ML, data analytics, GIS, software integration, testing, and cybersecurity for government applications. The role involves working with engineers, researchers, and government personnel in a secure, fully onsite operational environment in Key West, Florida.

Provides comprehensive administrative and office support, including scheduling, communications, records management, meeting and event coordination, budget tracking, financial transactions, inventory, and stakeholder service. The role maintains confidential information, supports reporting and operational activities, coordinates vendors and travel arrangements, and may supervise staff. A high school diploma or GED plus two years of relevant experience is required, with relevant education accepted in lieu of experience.

Provides part-time research support through data retrieval, statistical and predictive analysis, reporting, dashboard development, and data visualization. Maintains business intelligence documentation, formulas, queries, stored procedures, and scripts. Advises and trains users on BI tools, improves data literacy, translates complex findings into actionable recommendations, and collaborates with university teams to address analytical needs and support strategic planning and performance improvement.

Lead fundraising and alumni engagement for the College of Agricultural Sciences. Oversee development, alumni relations, stewardship, and administrative teams; cultivate major gift prospects; set goals, plans, and budgets; recruit and manage volunteer engagement; travel extensively to solicit gifts; serve as college ambassador and mentor staff to achieve fundraising metrics.

Provides front-facing administrative and customer service support for three academic departments. Responsibilities include assisting faculty, staff, students, and visitors; coordinating events and travel arrangements; managing supplies, calendars, directories, databases, mail, facilities work orders, and conference rooms; updating websites and creating social media content; and reconciling travel-related purchases.

Supports Penn State’s gift planning and fundraising efforts through digital marketing, prospect research, lead tracking, donor cultivation, stewardship, proposal development, and solicitation of straightforward bequests. Coordinates with internal teams and external vendors, analyzes marketing results, develops engagement strategies, and manages Atherton Society stewardship. Requires strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and independent-work skills, plus familiarity with planned giving, charitable tax laws, and donor tracking software.

Develops mechanical engineering solutions for defense and national security customers through research, design, modeling, simulation, prototyping, testing, and field demonstrations. Responsibilities include designing and debugging automation and control systems, fabricating prototype equipment, preparing technical documentation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and addressing complex engineering problems. Higher-level duties include technical leadership, classified-environment work, technology transition, risk mitigation, customer engagement, proposal development, and mentoring junior personnel.

Develops and delivers financial education programs, workshops, coaching, and classroom instruction across Penn State campuses. Manages the Student Financial Wellness Ambassador program, including scheduling, training, supervision, mentoring, and performance feedback. Coordinates outreach events, maintains educational materials, tracks participation and outcomes, prepares reports, and supports program improvement, communications, and financial wellness initiatives.

Provides administrative support for Penn State’s Education Abroad Academic Services team. Duties include scanning and filing documents, assisting with course equivalency requests, maintaining historical course records, organizing spreadsheet data, and completing assigned projects. The role requires strong communication, organization, attention to detail, Microsoft Office proficiency, digital communication skills, and independent problem-solving. This is a part-time, in-office position in State College, Pennsylvania.

Assemble, fabricate, inspect, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair electro-mechanical components and test equipment. Interpret engineering drawings, evaluate materials and components, collect and archive test data, and support laboratory and field testing. Higher-level responsibilities include coordinating technical activities, maintaining procedures and documentation, improving processes, and guiding junior personnel. Fiber-optic testing and classified-environment eligibility are preferred.

Writes and edits print and digital fundraising and engagement communications, including solicitations, web and social media storytelling, marketing materials, and engagement center content. Conducts interviews with university stakeholders and develops communications that articulate Penn State’s needs, values, and philanthropic goals. Collaborates across development, annual giving, and university teams while managing editorial support for a year-round communications calendar.

Designs, builds, operates, maintains, and modernizes electrical, RF, fiber optic, and wireless test systems for manned and unmanned underwater vehicles. Responsibilities include circuit design, troubleshooting, PCB layout, embedded computing, firmware, FPGA development, system integration, field testing, technical problem solving, project coordination, and communication with sponsors and project managers. The role supports advanced undersea communications research for Navy and federal government customers in a secure, fully on-site environment.

Leads applied research and development in electronics and electro-optics manufacturing technology for military systems. Identifies manufacturing issues, develops process improvements, manages concurrent projects and portfolios, collaborates with government, academic, military, and industry stakeholders, and presents technical findings. The role also develops manufacturing concepts, evaluates emerging technologies, and applies engineering and project-management practices to improve cost, delivery, and system capability.

Provides administrative and financial operations support for the NERCRD and AESE departments. Responsibilities include monitoring grants, processing expenses, preparing financial reports, maintaining records, supporting budgets, coordinating meetings and workshops, arranging travel and logistics, managing contracts and invoices, communicating with stakeholders, and initiating SAP Concur transactions, purchase orders, invoices, and deposits.

Develop and test autonomy software for unmanned underwater vehicles and integrate it with sensors, payloads, simulations, and prototype systems. Support software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-water testing while collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams. Higher-level responsibilities include research, systems engineering, modeling and simulation, field testing, prototype demonstrations, requirements development, verification, validation, and performance analysis for Navy and national security missions.

Designs, analyzes, builds, and tests mechanical components and systems for undersea applications. Responsibilities include designing mechanisms, structures, actuation and bearing systems; creating drawings; developing test procedures; supporting assembly and field testing; communicating project progress; and coordinating resources. Higher-level duties may include modeling, subsystem integration, laboratory experiments, and mentoring. The role requires mechanical design, FEA, CAD, GD&T, drawing interpretation, structural calculations, and test planning.