OFS Looking for Software Engineering Summer Intern at Avon, CT Full Time

OFS has one of the longest and most respectable corporate lineages in American business, which goes back to Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone more than a century ago. We have a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers, fiber gratings and more. Our mission is to provide leading optical innovations and solutions by designing, manufacturing and supplying the best optical fibers, fiber cable and components and devices for our customers, with exceptional service that creates value for our shareholders, customers and employees. To do so, we must continue shaping the future of communications by applying the best minds to the challenges our customers will continually face.

We currently seek college students enrolled in a technical engineering course of study who is interested in a summer internship opportunity. Our Assembly, Cable and Fiber Engineering departments are looking for a Software Engineering Intern at our facility located in Avon, CT.

Job Summary

The selected candidates will work under the guidance of a senior engineer on various projects for specialty optical fiber manufacturing, to include:

• Working with a team to understand the data they have stored in excel. Write a Python script to upload the team’s data from excel into a SQL database.
• Using an Arduino style processor, develop a temperature and RH sensing device that publishes the values via MQTT.

At the end of the internship, the candidate will prepare a presentation that summarizes the work they were involved in during the program.

Education Requirements

Candidate must be enrolled full-time in a college or university with a software engineering or data science field of study. The ideal candidate will be in their junior or senior year of school.

Experience

This is an entry-level internship position. Understanding of machine learning and programming desired. Experience with Python programming preferred. Knowledge of SQL databases a bonus, but not required.

Working at OFS means having the opportunity to realize ideas, experience innovation and discover new solutions for the future. Qualified candidates may apply online at https://www.ofsoptics.com/careers .

Note: Only those candidates selected for the interview process will be contacted.

Employees are expected to serve as role models for safe work practices and behaviors. This includes following established health and safety policies and procedures, maintaining a clean, organized work area, wearing, and properly storing all personal protective equipment (PPE), and actively engaging as a safety conscious worker with personal safety and wellness as a priority.

OFS, a Georgia based global company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.