Friday, April 1, 2011

Siemens Medical Devices Internship Opportunity

I am a UW alum, and my company is looking for a couple of interns, one software related, and one hardware related (so EE and CSE interest). I have already listed a position with HuskyJobs, but I thought I might also pass information on to you with the interest in bringing the opportunity to other interested students. I have pasted the full details below, and can send the HuskyJob listing if desired.

Technical skills:
Understanding of software principals and concepts related to creating and testing Windows applications.
Must understand basic Object Oriented programming concepts.
Able to organize and analyze data
Experience with C#, and XML a plus.
Experience with networking and client/server relationships a plus.

Other requirements:
Self-motivated
Ability to work on a team
Excellent communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Office.

Your ability to work independently and as a team member while innovating solutions will be key in your success as an Intern at Siemens.
We will be selecting a candidate that can organize information for presentations, develop statistics and recognize trends, and support conclusions using Spreadsheets containing graphs, charts, tables and text.
This internship is an opportunity to get your foot in the door in SW design and QA. It is also a good introduction to working in the medical devices industry.

Please include in your cover letter what is important about testing software, or why medical devices interest you.
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Availability
The ideal candidate will be available to work at least 20 hours/week and up to 32 hours/week for at least six months.

Internship responsibilities:
- Software, Test, System set up & Configuration for use.
- Work with an integrated team of Engineers and Clinical professionals
- Install SW, Perform simple testing. Characterize failures and faults in the systems
- Build testing tools that are used to evaluate complex systems.
- Research performance related issues on the Internet.
- Find, and implement solutions to simple technical problems

Salary: $18-22 per hour

Anthony Bundy
Test Engineer
Siemens Medical Solutions
Ultrasound Division
anthony.bundy@siemens.com
425.557-1382