About this role
Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the worlds most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.
The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether youre a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or youre new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
SubCom is seeking a highly motivated System Design and Tools Development Intern to support both customer-focused system engineering activities and internal engineering process improvement initiatives. This role provides a unique opportunity to work across multiple engineering disciplines, gaining exposure to subsea telecommunications systems, systems engineering methodologies, software-enabled engineering workflows, and product development processes.
The internship has two primary areas of focus:
- System Design Support: Assist the Systems Engineering and Project Engineering teams in developing technical solutions for customer subsea cable systems and network elements.
- Engineering Tool Verification & Validation: Support the Software Development team by testing and validating internal engineering tools used to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and enhance engineering productivity.
This position offers hands-on experience with real-world engineering challenges while working alongside experienced engineers involved in the design, development, qualification, and deployment of advanced subsea communication systems.
Responsibilities
- System Design and Engineering Support:
Assist engineering teams in the development and evaluation of customer system solutions.
- Support system architecture studies, trade-off analyses, and technical investigations.
- Review engineering documentation, specifications, and requirements.
- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions.
- Analyze engineering data and assist in preparing technical reports and presentations.
- Support development of system models, calculations, and performance assessments.
- Help maintain engineering documentation and configuration-controlled records.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing, Marine Operations, and Project Management.
- Engineering Tool Verification and Validation:
Work with software developers and engineering stakeholders to understand the intended functionality of internally developed tools.
- Develop and execute test plans, test procedures, and verification activities.
- Identify, document, and track software defects and usability issues.
- Verify engineering calculations, algorithms, and workflow automation outputs.
- Perform regression testing on new software releases and enhancements.
- Assist in validating tool performance against engineering requirements and expected outcomes.
- Create user guides, training materials, and validation reports.
- Provide feedback on tool usability, functionality, and opportunities for improvement.
- By the end of the internship, the successful candidate will have:
Contributed to customer-facing system design activities.
- Completed verification and validation efforts for one or more internal engineering tools
- Delivered documented recommendations for tool improvements.
- Presented internship results and lessons learned to engineering leadership
- Developed a practical understanding of how complex subsea telecommunications systems are engineered, tested, and delivered to customers.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer, Software, Mechanical, or Telecommunications), Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
- Rising Junior, Senior, or Graduate student.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to interpret technical information and engineering documentation.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with software testing or quality assurance practices.
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, C#, Java, or MATLAB.
- Exposure to systems engineering concepts and requirements management.
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools.
- Understanding of networking, telecommunications, or optical communications.
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.
- Interest in automation, digital engineering, or model-based engineering approaches.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY
SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.
SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.
SUBCOMS CORE VALUES
Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation