Embedded Systems Engineering Intern

About the role

28800 Ida St Valley Nebraska 68064-8016

A Brief Summary of This Position

This internship provides an opportunity to contribute to a team developing state-of-the-art, next-generation center pivot technology. Reporting to a Technical Lead, the intern will gain hands-on experience designing, developing, and testing embedded firmware and software while collaborating with product and hardware engineering teams.

Essential Functions

The intern will support the development of embedded solutions for next-generation pivot systems through the following responsibilities:

• Report to a Technical Lead and work as part of a cross-functional engineering team.
• Collaborate with product managers, hardware engineers, firmware engineers, and software engineers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop, integrate, and test firmware and/or software components for embedded systems, as appropriate.
• Assist with debugging, troubleshooting, and validating embedded system behavior across hardware and software interfaces.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation for designs, code, tests, and findings.
• Participate in design reviews, team discussions, and iterative development activities.

Other Important Details about the Role

This role offers practical exposure to embedded product development, hardware-software integration, and modern engineering practices used in advanced irrigation technology.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of embedded systems programming is required.
• Programming experience in C and/or C++.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS), kernels, device drivers, interrupts, memory management, and related embedded concepts.
• Basic understanding of microcontrollers, processors, communication protocols, and hardware-software interfaces.
• Ability to read basic schematics and use debugging or test equipment such as debuggers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with embedded communication interfaces and protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, or wireless connectivity.
• Experience with source control and embedded development tools, including Git, compilers, build systems, IDEs, and debugging tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and learning skills.

Additional information

Coursework, academic projects, or personal projects involving embedded firmware, RTOS-based applications, Linux/kernel concepts, electronics, sensors, motor controls, or IoT devices is preferred.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Well-being benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met.

Benefits include*

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability
• Retirement plans
• Dependent care
• Employee assistance programs
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, mortgage services, home & auto insurance, health coaching and more.

*Due to the nature of Valmont's Global Business and Union contracts, not all benefits are the same.

• Working Environment and Physical Efforts: Work is typically performed in an office setting.
• The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings.
• Environment is fast paced and demanding most of the time.
• No travel requirements for this position.

The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. The employee is occasionally required to move about the office. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrists rests.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds in working with large files, binders, and computer equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more