Applications Engineer Intern

Liquid Instruments makes technology for students, engineers, and scientists to enable them to learn, create, and discover. Founded by a team of scientists at the Australian National University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, our team developed ultra-sensitive instrumentation for measuring gravitational waves and has deep expertise in high-speed digital signal processing. We used the technology to create a new breed of software-defined instrumentation for test and measurement that enables users to acquire data, generate signals and control their experiments. Our platforms combine the processing power and reconfigurability of an FPGA with intuitive user interfaces, delivering a breakthrough combination of versatility, performance, and cost.

Liquid Instruments is based in San Diego, California and Canberra, Australia, where we have grown from an idea to a 90-person team. We are constantly working across time zones and prioritize communications so that we can stay in sync across the globe.

We are looking for an Applications Engineer Intern to join our team. Our Applications Engineer Interns work directly with the technical engineering, sales, and marketing teams to influence application and product development through the voice of the customer. The Applications Engineering Intern will assess feasibility of applications, conduct internal and customer studies on new and existing products, and provide customers with technical support.

The role will report to the Principal Applications Engineer and is based out of our Del Mar office.

Key activities include:

• Opportunity to work hands on with Liquid Instruments test and measurement hardware platforms in the lab
• Work with customers in development of software measurement solutions through supported programming languages: Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB
• Work closely with potential and existing customers to develop hardware and software solutions to their measurement challenges
• Create documentation such as application notes, instruction manuals, and technical documents to improve communication with a broader set of customers
• Provide front line end user support for multiple clients and ensure accurate and timely resolution
• Spot trends and devise long-term solutions to recurring problems, escalating issues as needed
• Funnel customer feedback to business and engineering teams to help us understand how to best serve our customers

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering or Physics. Other Engineering / STEM degrees will be considered. 
• Programming skills in at least one of: Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, VHDL/Verilog
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical writing skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to synthesize customer specifics into actionable information