Embedded Engineering Intern

Hexagon's Autonomy & Positioning division, is looking for an Embedded Engineering Intern to join our high-tech engineering and manufacturing company. To support our focus on delivering high quality products, we are looking for an enthusiastic internship student to add to our Drive By Wire Embedded team. This role offers you a chance to work hands-on with a distributed engineering team in the US and Australia to develop, deploy, and support customer projects developing and leveraging current generation and next generation by-wire system modules to unlock control of autonomous vehicles   . Working with our experienced team of Embedded Engineers where you will gain valuable experience in developing firmware using both C++ and model based design. 

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position has two openings. One based onsite in Morton, IL and one based onsite in Wangara, WA

As a Embedded Engineering Intern, responsibilities include:

• At the direction of project engineers develop vehicle interface, controls and other software in C++ for deployment for Drive By Wire systems .  
• Refine various software applications for latency, security, user experience, and failure tolerance.  
• Contribute to system documentation.  
• On-vehicle testing of software releases .  
• Safety Analysis.  
• Other various tasks.  

Must-Have:

• Registered in an Engineering or Computer Science program at a recongized post secondary institution.
• Available for a minimum 4 month work term.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Key Success Factors:

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Confident Self-starter.
• Detail oriented person able to follow complex instructions with a “first-time right” attitude.
• Motivated by challenging work.
• You are comfortable working individually but know when to ask for help.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. For any questions about the role or our company or for applicants who require an accommodation in the application process, please email our team at   and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 24,000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.  

This position is with Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division, a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions industry leaders rely on for assured positioning and autonomy on land, sea and air. Our work touches every aspect of life, from sustainability on Earth to enabling autonomy. Within the Autonomy & Positioning division your work will contribute to the operation of our brand (s) NovAtel, AutonomouStuff, VERIPOS and Antcom.