Introduction
The Samueli School of Engineering has multiple programs, offices, and facilities that support The School’s mission to provide the best possible educational experiences for its students. The programs, offices, and facilities offer access to everything from mental wellbeing to career support to digital tools to manufacturing.
The School is offering paid, hands-on internships to talented undergraduate students from with The School. The interns will help faculty and staff support the educational mission of The School with its various programs, offices, and facilities. The interns will themselves gain valuable technical and profession skills, while simultaneously helping The School better serve its constituents.
Applications
The DTL Internship position description, job outcomes, and job expectations are described below. Reach out to the indicated contact for further details.
To apply, download the linked PDF application form. Then append your resume to the PDF form and e-mail the single PDF file to the contact. Name the file with the following format: Lastname_Firstname_DTL_YYYYMMDD.pdf
Digital Thread Lab Internship Description
The Digital Thread Lab is digital makerspace that enables learning and using software tools for the digital transformation of engineering. The digital thread is essentially a modern version of connected product lifecyle management (PLM) and includes the use of project management, modeling, simulation, model-based system engineering, and other software tools.
Contact: Mark Walter (m.walter@uci.edu)
Job Outcomes:
- Learn a variety of PLM tools and apply them to on-going projects of their own and/or others in order to create system models and digital twins
- Hold office hours to help others learn to install and use the tools in their projects
- Assist with workshops to introduce tools to the public
- Assist with system administration of software packages
Job Expectations:
- Like to work with computers
- Have strong CAD skills with one or more packages
- Be interested in systems engineering and simulation
Additional Details:
Students are expected to work fewer than 19 hours per week each quarter for at least a full academic year. Most students will typically work 5-10 hours per week. Experience with enterprise-level software for PLM, modeling, and/or simulation are desirable. Part of the time spent learning more tools will be paid. The ideal candidate will be with us for multiple years. Comfort instructing others, presenting to small groups, and working with a diverse group of people are pluses as well. All are encouraged to apply.