Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.
The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
The summer intern will be involved in experimental activities related to fiber optic sensing, including sensing data acquisition and processing. The position will involve participation in laboratory and field experiments, digital data processing, and related software development, and debugging.
Responsibilities
- Help in conducting fiber sensing laboratory and field experiments using digital acquisition techniques.
- Help in testing, debugging, optimizing and digital signal processing software for fiber optic sensing application.
- Document and analyze results of experiments and testing.
Qualifications
- Understanding of basic electronics/mechanical functions and applications.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is needed.
- Understanding of some basic programming skills will be desirable (Linux, Matlab, pro E or C language).
- Understanding statistical data compilation using Excel is needed.
- Willingness to learn and document product issues and troubleshooting.
- Candidate should be in their junior or sophomore year studying in an engineering or computer science discipline: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
- Willingness to work as a team. FPGA technology is desirable; familiarity with fiber optic systems and technologies is a plus.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY
SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.
SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.
SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES
Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation
Skills Required
- Currently a sophomore or junior studying engineering or computer science, such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Understanding of basic electronics and mechanical functions and applications.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Basic programming skills, preferably in Linux, MATLAB, Pro/ENGINEER, or C.
- Understanding of statistical data compilation using Excel.
- Willingness to learn and document product issues and troubleshooting.
- Willingness to work as part of a team.
- FPGA technology familiarity.
- Familiarity with fiber optic systems and technologies.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
- Resume attached to the application.
What We Do
SubCom is the leading global partner for today's undersea data transport requirements. SubCom designs, manufactures, deploys, maintains, and operates the industry's most reliable fiber optic cable networks. Its flexible solutions include repeaterless to ultra-long-haul, offshore oil and gas, scientific applications, and marine services. SubCom brings end-to-end network knowledge and global experience to support on-time delivery, and meet the needs of customers worldwide. To date, the company has deployed over 200 networks - enough undersea cable to circle Earth more than 17 times at the equator. For more information, visit www.SubCom.com.
