GTRI’s Cooperative Education (“co-op”) program offers you extensive opportunities to participate in diverse scientific and technological endeavors, use state-of-the-art equipment and rapidly improve your technical and leadership skills. The program allows you to alternate three semesters of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school.
The Communications Systems and Spectrum Division (CSSD) within the Information and Communications Lab (ICL) is seeking an Electrical and Computer Engineering Co-op starting Spring 2027.
Work with our research engineers to investigate, assess and develop adaptive wireless communications systems. Have you ever wanted to work in advanced wireless communications areas such as 5G, IoT, or Wi-Fi? Want to work with tactical radio and commercial systems? You will get to learn skills in these areas to propel your career forward. If you have a good handle on the basics of ECE and are good at learning new things, then you already have the basic knowledge to get started here. We train our students with a positive attitude and work ethic into full-time employees upon graduation.
Your tasks will include: The position will include some aspects of design/integration and some aspects of testing and assessment. Assist in testing and building software and hardware for 5G, embedded systems, servers and systems. Test and build solutions at application, network and/or physical layers. You will learn how to use RF test equipment, work with modern programming tools and applications, and interface with embedded software, systems and sensors. Other expectations include documentation and drawing support to effectively communicate your work and the team’s work.
GTRI’s Information and Communications Lab (ICL) Communications Systems and Spectrum Division (CSSD) researches and develops military-grade wireless communications. ICL CSSD fuses multiple technologies including software-defined radio, FPGAs, 5G, circuit board design, 3D printing, and UAVs to solve our customer’s most challenging problems.
Co-op
40 hours per week
Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.
Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at Georgia Tech Research Institute aims to enhance the Institute’s mission of solving the world’s most complex technical problems by creating a workforce with a shared appreciation for diversity, raising awareness around inclusiveness, and fostering a sense of belonging and appreciation for all members of our community.
Georgia Tech Research Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law.
