2013 Civil Engineering Internships

Named to differentiate non-military engineering from military engineering, civil engineering is the earliest branch of engineering after military engineering and broadest of all the other engineering fields. Civil engineers shape the infrastructures of the world. It includes building and maintaining homes, community centers, factories, industrial complexes, offices, museums, water works, sewage systems and dams, power plants , transmission towers and lines, railroads, highways, bridges , tunnels, canals, river navigation, shipping canals, traffic controls, and more. In this field, the real learning happens only when the students do it themselves. Civil engineering internships ensure that interns get to learn the basics by doing and assisting senior engineers on real projects. Practical experience gained during your internship can be as important as your grades in engineering courses. But with the hands-on training, you can learn how to apply class-taught skills to your surrounding environment.

Intern - Software Engineer

Smartplane Inc.Los Angeles, CA — Virtual
Smartplane Inc. is developing advanced avionics software that goes in small aircraft. It manages and reports on flight control, navigation, communications and vehicle health. This includes interacting with GPS, radios, satellite comms, auto-pilot, etc. We are also developing a web application that pilots can use to plan their flights, much like people use Google Maps. This is an opportunity to contribute to a project that will radically change the state of the art in general aviation. We are looking for interns to work with us on a part-time or full-time basis. Flex hours. Note that this is an unpaid internship and that you will be able to work from your home location (no need to relocate). You will work closely with the company founder and other engineers. 1. Avionics: you will work with our engineers to develop the avionics software. We develop in Java and Swing, with a few modules in C++. You might work on the user interface, core logic, artificial intelligence algorithms and/or integrating hardware components into our system, such as GPS, radios, transponders, etc. Required skills and experience: - Java - Windows & Linux - Eclipse - Github Nice to have skills: - experience as a private pilot 2. Web Application: you will develop the front-end of our web site, which will have a look and feel similar to Google Maps and Kayak. Required skills and experience: - Java - Wicket framework - Spring framework - Wordpress (and/ possibly Joomla) - Windows & Linux - Eclipse - Github Nice to have skills: - Godaddy website administration - experience as a private pilot