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Systems Engineering Co-op

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. Integrate hardware and software .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeWoburn • Massachusetts • United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong capabilities in system integration, testing, and troubleshooting, with proficiency in tools such as MATLAB and experience in hardware-software collaboration. Possesses a solid foundation in STEM disciplines, with the ability to analyze performance and support engineering processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords
System IntegrationTroubleshooting Technical IssuesMATLAB ProficiencyC/C++/C# FamiliarityU.S. Government-Issued Security Clearance

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Hard Skills
System TestingPerformance AnalysisFunctional AnalysisDebuggingTechnical DocumentationElectrical SchematicsCommunications ProtocolsData AnalysisTest Plan DevelopmentTrade Studies
Soft Skills
CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
MATLABPythonOscilloscopesSpectrum AnalyzersLaboratory Test Equipment
Certifications & Qualifications
DoD Secret ClearanceU.S. Government-Issued Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
STEMMilitary PlatformsEngineering TestingSystem DeploymentPost-Deployment Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AssemblyPythonC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Integrate hardware and software
  • Develop test plans and procedures
  • Debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces
  • Verify system requirements in support of final customer sell-off
  • Assemble systems and exercise them in laboratory or field environments
  • Measure and analyze system performance
  • Collaborate across disciplines and implement solutions
  • Support program development, engineering testing, integration, flight testing, production, system deployment, and post-deployment support
  • Support hardware and software testing and troubleshooting
  • Perform functional analysis of real-world and test data
  • Conduct trade studies for advanced features in fielded systems
  • Support troubleshooting and failure-data analysis, including root-cause and corrective-action processes
  • Use laboratory or field test equipment
  • Support system integration and test activities, potentially including live-fire test events
  • Complete detailed performance evaluations using tools such as MATLAB
  • Support product qualification
  • Support sustainment, depot returns, and repair
  • Maintain engineering specifications, drawings, schematics, and assembly drawings
  • Prepare and present results in reports and briefings to internal or external stakeholders
  • Maintain engineering databases
  • Participate in team, interface teleconference, and working group meetings

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in or related to a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major and actively enrolled through completion of the internship/co-op session
  • Must have a minimum of 60 credit hours by the start of the internship/co-op session
  • Experience troubleshooting technical issues in an academic or internship setting
  • Experience using common commercial test equipment, including oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers
  • U.S. citizenship required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start date
  • Ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start date
  • DoD Secret clearance
  • Familiarity with C/C++/C# preferred
  • Experience or exposure to military platforms preferred
  • Experience with MATLAB or Python scripting preferred
  • Experience with electrical schematics, interface control documentation, and communications protocols preferred
  • Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
  • Relocation eligibility