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About Agilent

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Agilent is a multinational company headquartered in the USA, with its Marketing and Research and Development centre for Agilent Atomic Spectroscopy Instrumentation located in Mulgrave, Melbourne. Agilent is currently seeking an Electrical Engineering intern for 12 months join the Mulgrave R&D team made up of electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, & optical engineers, and chemists.

About the Role

As an Intern, you will be currently enrolled at a university studying electrical or electronic engineering, and be ready for 12 months industry experience. You will apply the skills learnt at university in a variety of focused hands-on projects, at the same time as gaining and applying knowledge about Agilent's products in your assignment. This will help develop real world experience in a company that is a leader in the market it serves.

Responsibilities

• As part of a larger project R&D team of various engineering disciplines, you will assemble and functionally test prototype electronic and mechanical parts, modules and complete scientific instruments.  Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and upgrade them when required.

• Document designs and test results.

• Suggest electronic circuit design improvements.

• Create or modify existing instrument electronic circuit designs using ECAD.

• Build and commission customised functional verification test jigs.

• Test prototype sub-modules and complete instruments for performance and Regulatory standards compliance.

• Liaise with external suppliers to source components for prototype builds.

Desired Qualifications/Attributes

• Currently undertaking a bachelor’s degree in – Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, working in a team environment

• Strong communication skills – written and oral

• Highly self-regulated, disciplined and motivated

• Willingness to learn quickly and autonomously

• Problem solving capability