If you have a passion for technology and want a career in engineering, we want you! As a Co-op/Intern for the Critical Infrastructure Communications (CIC) team we will prepare you for an exciting career, tackling one of the world’s toughest challenges providing industrial communications equipment to help enable the grid of the future.

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What impact you'll make

As a Hardware Engineering intern you will be an active contributor to:

• Learn and enhance your existing Electrical Engineering skills by applying them to hardware design for real world applications.
• Experience challenging assignments in the communications industry developing products that target energy, oil and gas, mining, water/waste water, and transportation.
• Receive technical training, mentorship, and coaching from world-class technologists and technical managers.
• Grow your technical expertise in hardware design and expand your skills in new areas.
• Gain exposure to industrialization at our onsite manufacturing plant in Rochester, NY.

What you'll do

• Work on an assignment / project within engineering & technology to stretch your learning and skillset.
• Report progress and status to project management.
• Perform rough estimates of time required to implement features and resolve issues, helping with task prioritization.
• Use your academic knowledge to complete assigned project(s), deliver positive outcomes, and contribute to the success of our team.

Internship Term Dates:

• January - Aug 2026
• Preferred candidate can complete a 6 month assignment

Expected Work Schedule:

Day/1st -Shift (40 - hours weekly)

What you'll bring (Basic Qualifications):

• Minimum 3.0 GPA (without rounding)
• Working towards a Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field of study in Electrical Engineering Technology or Electrical Engineering.
• Enrolled in a full time matriculated and nationally accredited baccalaureate or graduate program.
• Completed at least two full years of college.

Other Eligibility Requirements

• Must be willing to work in geographical area specified by the business
• Must have the ability to work in the US for an unlimited amount of time without sponsorship

What will make you stand out:

• Must be highly self-motivated and be able to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to follow hardware design principles and development processes.
• Experience with analog/digital design principles and circuitry.
• Experience with schematic entry tools (Altium, Orcad, etc.).
• Experience or exposure to PCB layout (Altium, PADS, PCAD, etc.).
• Some knowledge of hardware physical layer interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, UARTs, I2C, SPI, etc.
• Some hands-on experience using test equipment in a lab environment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.).
• Some knowledge of wireless technology (4G LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.) preferred.
• An analytical approach to problem solving with a high degree of curiosity.
• Willingness and ability to learn from others.
• Willingness to make and learn from mistakes.
• Excellent organizational, written communication, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and team player.
• One who strives for academic excellence and shows great initiative.
• Desire to work in a fast paced and agile environment.

Benefits Available to you:

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

The pay for this position ranges from $21.00/hr - $34.00/hr based on years of undergrad/graduate field of study completed.

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This position is also eligible for:

• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)

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