Student Research Assistant- College of Engineering #

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY: Recruiting one student research assistant to work on a variety of projects in the College of Engineering Center for Exploration and Space Technologies and the Bronco Space Lab under the supervision of Dr. Phyllis Nelson. Projects require hardware and software development for small satellite applications.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety):

Current projects include expanding a system for determining a high-resolution map of lunar terrain during last-stage lunar landings updating a system for identifying and tracking developing wildfires from low Earth orbit designing methods for autonomous satellite collaboration and adding machine learning capabilities to the JPL F flight software framework.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be a Cal Poly Student pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in engineering computer science mathematics or a related field

Excellent English verbal communication and writing skills

Responsible and dependable

Ability to work well with various people including students faculty staff and representatives of external industry and government organizations.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with at least one of the following

CAD structural design

thermal modeling software

Python programming

linux

PC board design

Al and ML software and methods

ABOUT US: As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology science retail culinary arts hospitality1500 management leadership or research grants these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomonas learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

The Enterprises also contributes operating support to nearly 1100 Enterprises and scholarship programs every year including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest addition the Enterprises administers grants and contracts contributes to campus security and supports several university publications. The Enterprises contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises strongly recommend faculty staff and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to .

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Inc. is an Equal Opportunity compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.

Required Experience:

Junior IC