Intern (Software Engineering Summer Intern) - Nordson

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Job Summary

The Software Intern is responsible for assisting in the development and testing of software programs for customer products and internal support.  The position normally receives hands on mentorship, detailed instructions on new assignments, and works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops test plans, executes and automates tests on various hardware platforms and documenting results.
• Debugs and characterizes defects, providing detailed configuration and descriptions for passing and failing tests for product evaluation reports. 
• Writes code, completes programming and performs testing and debugging of applications using current programming language and technologies. 
• Completes documentation and procedures. 
• Assists with the configuration management of software builds and technical documentation.
• Supports development of software installation tools. 
• Maintains documentation of development and tests and reports results to engineering.
• Other Duties may be assigned as required.  

Education and Experience Requirements

Education:

• Requires course work in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Experience writing scripts or software with Python, Delphi, C++ or C#.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at any level.
• Ability and discipline to follow standards, procedures, checklists, and design documents.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Office Environment.  The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; requires close vision ability.  Noise level is usually moderate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.