UserAccount Software Engineering Internship
UserAccount Software Engineering Internship
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Job Description
Mission of the Role
This internship will take place for the 2026 summer season and will be located at our Canton MA office.
An intern at SICK is involved in the day-to-day activities within the business through immersion into different projects. The intern will have the opportunity to work within a team to gain knowledge and first-hand experience of what a career in this industry would be like. This position has primary responsibility for hands-on design and support of SICK products through entire product lifecycle. The Software Engineer will use their skills to capture customer requirements devise appropriate solutions and evaluate results for function reliability and performance. Work with a multi-national team to design new product offerings and enhance performance of existing production lines.
Key Responsibilities
- Work on a chosen project with the assistance of the manager mentor and team.
- Work closely with the manager and a selected mentor to understand systems processes and key information.
- Actively seek out information to learn how SICK operates as a business (products departments etc.).
- Interface with other departments and interns to gain knowledge of the business products positions and more.
- Provide innovative recommendations on how SICK can improve.
- Complete a final presentation at the close of the internship that outlines the involved project(s) and knowledge gained.
- Provide feedback on the internship experience at the close of the internship.
- Ability to design code to meet software requirements with limited supervision.
- Plan develop and execute tests to verify the operation reliability and performance of targeted product and or systems.
- Ensure that product quality and reliability requirements are incorporated into the design.
- Contribute to project teams involving cross-functional participants.
- Develop and execute projects in the product development process in full compliance with all design control quality and company regulations and national and international regulatory body requirements. This could include the understanding of change control validation documentation practices and design control requirements.
- Regular attendance and timeliness.
- Carry out other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or required.
Key Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- High school degree or equivalent.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited university/college program in Electrical Software Engineering Computer Science or related field.
- Strong computer and math skills.
- Experience with C C or Java.
- Some design and development experience with script-based languages such as Lua Python or JavaScript.
- Familiarity with image processing and/or machine vision algorithms. Experience with OpenCV or PCL.
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks.
- Familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot ChatGPT and Cursor IDE to enhance productivity code quality and learning.
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools for code generation debugging documentation and rapid prototyping in collaborative environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-directed and able to work without supervision.
- Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
- Zero-two years of professional experience in software design for product development.
- Some Image Processing or Dimensioning Algorithm experience.
- Strong analytical design debugging and decision-making skills.
- Ability to participate in multidiscipline projects and report status to project leaders and management.
- Ability to manage time effectively.
- Ability to thoroughly understand technical issues and propose solutions to resolve issues.
- *This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.
Compensation
The base salary is one part of our Total Rewards package and is determined within a range. The starting base salary range for this position is listed below; the actual starting salary will be based on a variety of factors including experience skill set education performance licenses/certifications business needs and other job-related factors as permitted by law.
- Starting Base Annual Salary Range: $26 - $36 per hour
- Bonus Eligibility: This role is NOT eligible for an annual bonus.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
