Undergraduate Researcher

The Pennsylvania State University

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Penn State University Park Until 8/22/2026 First posted May 1, 2025 Last posted July 7, 2025
Job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Engineering Systems Research & Development Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking highly motivated undergraduate students to work within a team environment on research and engineering opportunities. These positions cover a broad range of engineering disciplines in all aspects of system development. 

Desired Qualifications:

  • Sophomore, junior, or senior.
  • Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics major.
  • Experience with engineering lab test equipment and assembly tools.
  • LabVIEW, MATLAB/Simulink, CAD, FEA, and Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with electrical design, mechanical design, analysis tools, signal processing, software development, modeling, or embedded systems.

Successful candidates will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/week over the summer. 

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation. Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. 

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About this role

Summary

Assist in research and engineering projects in a team environment.

Job title

Undergraduate Researcher

Experience level

entry level

Industry

education

Location requirements

Located at Penn State University Park; remote work not guaranteed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

engineering lab test equipmentassembly toolslabviewmatlab/simulinkcadfeamicrosoft office

Preferred skills

electrical designmechanical designsignal processingsoftware developmentmodelingembedded systems

Specializations

engineeringresearchdevelopmentdesign
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

University Park, State College, PA, USA

On-site City