ECE Department Presents Student Internship Panel
By Griffin Davis 鈥22 EE
奶糖直播鈥檚 chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and 奶糖直播鈥檚 Delta Mu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, recently hosted a student panel for those interested in learning more about opportunities in their disciplines and preparing for internships. Department Chair Dr. Bijan Mobasseri explained the catalyst behind the event, noting that student experiences do not receive the spotlight and appreciation they deserve. The panel was orchestrated to highlight those experiences with senior class panelists and to allow underclassmen to make more informed career decisions.
Dr. Mobasseri shared his own experiences at the Air Force Research Laboratory this past summer before opening the floor for panelists. The panelists covered an incredibly broad range of experiences in the public, private and defense sectors and technical, medical and legal positions.
Panelists received their internships through career fairs, networking events, cold-calls and 奶糖直播 research opportunities. However, they urged students not to solely rely on 奶糖直播鈥檚 resources, but to network constantly, join extracurricular clubs and professional societies, and demonstrate your drive in any way possible. Freshmen looking to compete with upperclassmen for summer internship opportunities were particularly urged to join groups and pursue research opportunities in order to gain the technical and hands-on experience they may not otherwise receive until later years.
The consensus among panelists was that you 鈥済et out what you put in.鈥 You need to work at internship opportunities鈥攏ot expect them to fall into your lap鈥攁nd attend future internship panels to learn more about these experiences and the culture at many of these companies.
Panelists included:
John Harding 鈥20 EE
Electrical Design Engineer, Exelon鈥檚 Limerick Generating Station
Nicholas Florio 鈥20 EE, 鈥21 MSEE
Power Electronics Engineer, Collins Aerospace
Electrical Design Engineer, L3Harris Technologies
James Pederson 鈥20 EE
Aerospace, Boeing
Software Engineer, L3 Harris Technologies
Dan McTeague 鈥20 EE
Systems and Software Engineering, Lockheed Martin
Kevin Kan 鈥19 CPE
Software Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Christopher Israel 鈥20 EE
Antenna Research Lab with Dr. Ahmad Hoorfar at 奶糖直播 University
RF Engineer, Army Radar Systems and ID Division, Lockheed Martin
Shelby Gallan 鈥20 EE
Systems Engineer, L3Harris Technologies
Technology at the FBI
Lauren Scalice 鈥21 CPE
iD Tech Camps
Matt O鈥機onnell 鈥20 CPE
Software Engineer, Amazon
Phil Dantoin 鈥20 EE
Biomedical/Healthcare, Northwestern Medicine
MK Mastaler 鈥20 EE
Patent Engineer, Michael Best Law Firm