Job Opportunities with SciEssence, LLC

2007 School Year Internship Positions Currently Open: We are looking for the brightest students, recent graduates, and Post-Doctoral candidates to add to our team as junior staff. All Internships are Telecommute positions that are designed to test your knowledge, skills ability to communicate via electronic means with the staff of SciEssence. Your Portfolio Resume, which needs to be detailed reguarding your skills, knowledge and experience, must be in IEEE compliant format an in HTML or Plain Text. The top 25 applications in any given area will be offered internships, and the top 3 interns in each catagory will be submitted for employment and contracting opportunities at SciEssence.
Your assignments are based on existing technology developed by experienced engineers. Those engineers will review your work and provide you with feedback and a final review and recommendations for employment. Internships will vary in length from 4 weeks to 4 months depending on your available time and skill level. Details of the internship projects will be provided after you sign and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
You will also need to use PGP or GnuPG (www.pgpi.org, www.gnupg.org, www.winpt.com) to encrypt email and files, and to receive our encrypted emails and files. Include your OpenPGP Public Key with your Portfolio Resume being sure to state which Catagory or Catagories you wish to be reviewed for.
Linux is the "OS of Choice" for SciEssence except where required by specialized tools.
ISO9001:2000 and ISO13485 (Medical Device) as well as IEEE Standards for Hardware and Software Engineering & Quality should be known and must be followed for engineering internships.
We expect interns to show their professionalism by keeping in close contact with your supervisor on at least a weekly basis by sending in status reports, if not more often. Your MUST have reliable internet access and an Email account.

Graphic Artist Intern Apply
Job Purpose:

• Editing/Updating PNG and SVG files under the direction of the head Graphic Artist
• Locate Public Domain graphics and edit as necessay
• Animate GIF graphics
• Coordinate graphics collections for style and content

• The primary functions of the Java Interns are to develop Java applications, demonstrating their knowledge in Java for Embedded Applications.
• 1: Design Swing based UIs for simple embedded applications
• 2: Design Embedded Systems for instrumentation control in Java
• 3: Develop Embedded Java for XML command and control for SCSI/ATAPI devices
• 4: Develop Embedded Java for XML command and control for Serial Interfaces
• 5: Develop Java Information Technology Web-Services applets

• Perl/PHP script editing of web based enterprise systems development
• Use Configuration Management software for managment of script modifications
• Support Engineering and Accounting Staffs' Development needs

• The primary functions of the FPGA Interns are to define, document and execute FPGA design and sythesis for electronic circuits.
• Contribute to Requirements and Functional Specifications
• Assist in estimating the technical feasibility of project inquiries.
• Participate in project turnover meetings with SciEssences' Project team and others over the Internet
• Support when or if required in the following tasks:
• Estimation and tracking of time spent on design and support issues
• Clarify installation and implementation procedures and specifications
• Respond to questions generated by the customer or subcontractor regarding the detailed design.
• There are 5 Catagories for this Section, all requiring knowledge of SystemC on FPGAs.

• The primary functions of the Firmware Interns are to define, document and execute Firmware needed to control embedded systems
• Contribute to Requirements and Functional Specifications
• Assist in estimating the technical feasibility of project inquiries.
• Participate in project turnover (online) meetings with SciEssences' Project team and others.
• Support when or if required in the following tasks:
• Estimation and tracking of time spent on design and support issues
• Clarify installation and implementation procedures and specifications
• Participate in system commissioning
• USB and Fireware device firmware(Catagory 1) and embedded C for MicroPIC (Catagory 2), Embedded uCLinux on AVR32 developement (Catagory 3), embedded C on AVT (Catagory 4)
• Scientific and industrial grade computing systems and standards
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols

Device Driver Interns (3 Catagories) Apply
Job Purpose:

• The primary functions of the Device Driver Interns are to define, document and execute Device Drivers and Test Applications
• Contribute to Requirements and Functional Specifications
• Assist in estimating the technical feasibility of project inquiries.
• Participate in project turnover meetings with SciEssences' Project team and others.
• Support when or if required in the following tasks:
• Estimation and tracking of time spent on design and support issues
• Clarify installation and implementation procedures and specifications
• Respond to questions generated by the customer or subcontractor regarding the detailed design.
• Participate in system commissioning
• Provide post-commissioning technical support
• Linux/Unix (Catagory 1), Windows (Catagory 2) and/or MacOS-X (Catagory 3) Device Driver Development Tools and Techniques
• C/C++ device driver development
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols
• Knowledge of USB and/or IEEE 1394 "Firewire", serial busses or Ethernet a plus

• Assist in EDA (Eagle EDA) schematic capture updates and changes
• PCB re-layout, updating
• CAM processing to generate Gerber, Drill and related files

• Eagle EDA Schematic Capture
• Eagle EDA PCB Layout
• Eagle EDA CAM processing
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols
Catagory 1
• Knowledge of high speed digital and mixed signal circuits design and engineering
• Knowledge of Blackfin MCUs, Wireless transmission/receiption & ADCs and DACs
Catagory 1
• Knowledge of high speed digital and mixed signal circuits design and engineering
• Knowledge of CANBus, Digital I/O, GPIB, USB

• Model in Optical Analysis
• Document Optics Analysis

• Real-world Optical Systems analyis
• Limitations of Optical systems in the real world
• Documenting test results
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols
Catagory 1
• Knowledge of Optical Modeling Systems Software
• Knowledge of Diffraction Optics from CUV to NIR, and CCD/CMOS Imaging
Catagory 1
• Knowledge of SciLab/MatLab modeling and Java Programming
• Knowledge of Code development for analyis of diffaction patterns and optimization code

• Model in Electron Optics System
• Document Electron Optics Analysis

• Real-world Electron Optical Systems analyis & Design
• Limitations of Electron Optical systems in the real world
• Documenting test results
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols
• Knowledge of SIMION (www.simion.com) Electron Optical Modeling Software
• Knowledge of Diffraction Electron Optics, Space Charge Effects & Vacuum Systems Requirements

• Design mechanical structures to specification
• Generate Solid Model CAD files in SolidWorks 2003
• Determine materials selection to meet specification
• Perform mathematical calculations for property and dimension analysis
• Document design of mechanical structures and material selection

• SolidWorks 2003 solid modeling
• Materials selection for realworld products
• Documenting designs and methodologies
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols

Catagory 1
• Knowledge of Injection Molded product design

Catagory 2
• Knowledge of Vacuum Formed product design

Catagory 3
• Knowledge of Machined Metal parts and product design

Catagory 4
• Knowledge of Sheet Metal formed parts for product design

• The primary functions of the Biomedical Software Interns are to define, document and execute Firmware needed to control embedded system and signal processing
• Contribute to Requirements and Functional Specifications
• Assist in estimating the technical feasibility of project inquiries.
• Participate in project turnover (online) meetings with SciEssences' Project team and others.
• Support when or if required in the following tasks:
• Estimation and tracking of time spent on design and support issues
• Clarify installation and implementation procedures and specifications
• Participate in system commissioning

• Embedded C developement
• Scientific and industrial grade computing systems and standards
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols

• The primary functions of the Research Assistants are to perform internet and other searches needed to locate information, products or resources needed by one of the product managers.
• Assist in project inquiries.

• Internet Search Skills (Google etc)
• Scientific and industrial information and resource research
• ISO 9000, FDA, NRC and ISO13485 product development protocols

• Currently a graduate student working on a Library Sciences or related degree.

Please eMail your HTML or Plain Text Formatted IEEE Standard Compliant Portfolio Resumé: jobs@SciEssence.com MS WORD DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!