Internship Spotlight Series: Engineering and Technology Programs
1. CAREER CENTER
www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/career
Internship Spotlight Series: Engineering & Technology
A small sampling of exciting internships found through Career Center Resources.
Engineering World Health - Nicaragua & Tanzania
(Resource: DukeEngage)
http://dukeengage.duke.edu/immersion-programs/international-
programs/nicaragua-ewh
http://dukeengage.duke.edu/immersion-programs/international-
programs/tanzania-ewh
Students will learn about healthcare technology shortcomings in
the developing world and spend time directly intervening to address
these challenges. Students will begin by receiving four weeks of lan-
guage and culture training, living in a home stay, taking classes, and
receiving hands-on training in medical equipment repair and main-
tenance, and learning to deliver technical training across a linguistic
and cultural barrier. During the next four weeks, students will work
in a hospital to train the staff to use equipment that has been idled,
repairing medical equipment, and conducting extensive interviews
on healthcare technology needs.
Diebold – Electrical Engineer Intern
(Resource: eRecruiting, duke.experience.com)
http://www.diebold.com/careers/internships.htm
As an Electrical Engineer Intern/Co-Op with Diebold, Incorpo-
rated you will have multiple opportunities to gain corporate experi-
ence by being involved in projects, staff meetings, and corporate
events. You will be trained on the appropriate tools, languages, and
documentation required. You will assist engineers in developing and
maintaining electrical hardware for new, complicated electro-me-
chanical devices for ATM security modules. You will lead verifica-
tion tasks with new electrical hardware designs, cables, CCAs, sen-
sors, motors, etc. Diebold will provide a great learning experience,
and you will be invited to participate in events with other Interns.
Clean Energy Durham – Energy Intern
(Resource: eRecruiting, duke.experience.com)
http://www.cleanenergydurham.org/
Clean Energy Durham is a nonprofit whose mission is to move
America toward cleaner and safer energy by creating and educating
organizations of neighbors helping neighbors save energy. Intern-
ships are flexible regarding hours, but prefer commitment of 10
hours per week per intern. Numerous duties can be shared among
several interns, depending upon their skills and interests: data analy-
sis, research, surveying energy workshop attendees, development of
outreach and education materials, marketing and business develop-
ment, video and photography, graphic design, website development,
product development, writing blogs and profiles, and financial
management.
Caterpillar – Engineering Intern
(Resource: eRecruiting, duke.experience.com)
http://www.caterpillar.com/careers/americas/college-university/
internships
Engineering internship opportunities exist at Caterpillar’s Building
Construction Products Division based in Cary, NC with manufac-
turing facilities in Clayton and Sanford, NC. These openings include
but are not limited to research, design, analysis, and test. The ap-
plicant’s interests, course of study, coursework completed, and the
availability of openings will determine actual placement assignment.
Interns are given the opportunity to apply their knowledge from col-
lege coursework, as well as a chance to network with professionals
and tour manufacturing facilities.
Apple iOS Software Engineer Intern
(Resource: UCAN database)
http://www.apple.com/jobs/us/students.html#internship
At Apple, interns are an important part of the team. Whether you
sign on for a summer internship or a co-op during the academic
year, you’ll be working on critical projects. Better yet, you’ll be that
much closer to landing a full-time job at Apple after graduation.
The iOS Engineering team has no small task to manage — take the
best-loved phone and tablet on the planet and continually make it
better. This is where future generations of the software and user
interface will be born.
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Internship Spotlight Series: Engineering & Technology
October 25, 2012
Tonight’s panelists are listed below. They have graciously offered to share their information with you, should you have further
questions.
Cheryl Lee
Facility Asset Management Department
Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts, Orlando, Florida
cjl35@duke.edu
Sreecharan Chandrasekharan
Change Review Management Team
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto and Fremont, California
sc270@duke.edu
Chris Veto
Flight and Controls Engineering Intern
Telemetry and Command, Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo, CA
ccv7@duke.edu
Marc Loeffke
Energy Efficiency Intern
Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative, Durham, NC
mbl8@duke.edu
Robin Farrell
Leader of DEID project to construct pedestrian bridge in El Salvador
rlf14@duke.edu
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