Intern: NVH/System Dynamics (Fall 2025)
Shippensburg, PA, US, 17257
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
This position is within the Virtual Product Development (VPD) team in Shippensburg. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the Virtual Product Development team in Shippensburg. This team develops innovative tools and methods to produce effective machine and machine components that improve our customer experience. The innovative development is based on computer models, simulation, and Rapid Controls Prototyping (RCP). You will hands-on develop rapid controls prototyping software and electric harness/PCB, hardware in the loop (HIL), simulation and analysis, and advanced development projects.
Position Description:
• Develop and integrate electrical and electronics systems in support rapid controls prototyping, including complete testing and analysis.
• Hands-on develop RCP software and electric harness/PCB, hardware in the loop (HIL), simulation including basic mechanical 3-D modeling and printing.
• Potentially create, expand, and evaluate integrated electric/hydraulic/engine machine (1-D) models and/or 3-D multibody/parametric dynamic models for use in machine simulations for product development.
• Create reports summarizing test and simulation results and collaborate with VPD and Product Development (PD) teams to clearly communicate results
• Investigate and develop new system dynamics models from basic physics principles and successfully integrate them into machine system dynamic models.
• Utilize model-based design in collaboration with our software development engineers to iterate faster in product development.
• Create reports summarizing simulation assumptions, methods, and results.
Who are you?
Education/Professional Qualifications:
• Candidate must be actively enrolled and pursuing a degree at an accredited school and have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies.
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
• Fall interns may work up to 30 hours per week
• The preferred candidate is pursuing of a graduate level degree but undergraduate candidates with demonstrated strong hands-on experience in electrical/electronic RCP will be definitely considered.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of electromagnetics, electrical, electronics, mechatronics, vibrations and can create simulation models and integrate them with Rapid Controls Prototyping.
• High Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and RCP using Speedgoat or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with testing instrumentation, data acquisition, breadboarding, and PCB creation.
• Exposed to modeling and simulation, validation, and correlation with test data.
• Capable of conceiving mechatronic components, creating their system dynamics models, synthesizing and rapid control prototyping.
• Understanding of electric/hydraulic and control system diagrams to create dynamic system models.
• Experience with testing, instrumentation, rapid control prototyping is a must.
Additional Important Requirements:
• Self-motivated and capable of conducting productive work independently.
• Strong ability to communicate and work effectively with others is a must.
• Strong analytical and independent problem-solving skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills
What’s in it for you?
At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $17.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:
- Housing assistance
- Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
- Training and personal development
Ready for the next move?
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone’s full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.
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