Engineer Intern - Software (Year Round)

About Pierce an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913 building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized carefully designed and engineering pumpers aerials tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today youll find more than 30000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in peoples lives every day. To us every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

SUMMARY
The Software Engineer Intern will provide support for the Software Engineering team. Activities will include designing reliable functional and cost-effective vehicle control software; develop and test programming for vehicles and systems; support various systems through troubleshooting or reprogramming the system. This role will work on a variety of key projects and initiatives ranging from simple tasks to more complex analytical projects. Internship to start May 2026.

YOUR IMPACT
These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Write quality maintainable object-oriented C software.
• Develop and maintain PC programs used for the configuration of truck specific programming.
• Identify and control vehicle operation and maintenance risks.
• Prepare and maintain the software documentation necessary to support the configuration of truck specific programming.
• Test truck specific programming to ensure the programming operates as specified.
• Participate in peer reviews and other engineering activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Student working toward a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work full time (40 hours per week) throughout the summer and part-time throughout the school year
• Experience with C or C programming or similar programming language.
• Experience writing embedded applications on microcontrollers.
• Experience working with Controller Area Network (CAN) and the J1939 protocol.
• Strong academic record GPA 3.0.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of various degrees of information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word Excel PowerPoint SharePoint etc.
• Detail oriented and quality focused.
• Ability to work independently while prioritizing workload.
• Flexible and adaptable to working under tight deadlines and/or changing needs.

WHY OSHKOSH

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the 15k team members around the world who embody them.

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together.

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