Software Developer - Intern

PURPOSE and SCOPE:
The Student Engineer will need to collaborate with fellow engineers in the office to work on projects as they are needed in the areas of design, documentation, and prototyping. This individual will gain experience working in the Design Office, Testing and in the Prototype Shop. This is a 12-month term position.
Term start date: September 2025.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Understand various Agricultural Machine control system theory relating to electrical/mechanical/hydraulic systems.
•    Write or modify scripts for processing and analyzing data to be used in machine learning workflows.
•    Design support, including travel, for current product production and field issues.
•    Provide support for software DVT activities, Prototype build and testing.
•    Develop code for communication protocols such as CAN (J1939), ISOBUS, RS232, USB, and Ethernet.
•    Develop and implement validation plan (Unit Testing, Hardware/Software in the loop, Integration Testing).
•    Collaborate in code development in a Git based repository, creating issues and pull-requests, and following steps to ensure that their code can be merged.
•    Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:
•    Enrolled in University Computer Engineering or Computer Science program. 

Skills and Knowledge:
•    Excellent communication skills; oral and written.
•    Ability to work both in team situations and independently.
•    Familiarity with C/C++ and Python.
•    Experience working with a Git based version control system.
•    Good planning and administration abilities.
•    MS Office products, in particular a good working knowledge of Excel.
•    Exposure to machine learning concepts an asset.
•    Exposure to automation of equipment, vision/LiDAR/GPU systems would be an asset.
•    Experience with model-based software design using MATLAB/Simulink tools an asset.
•    Familiarity with Agricultural machinery and manufacturers.
•    Farm background is an asset.