Precision Castparts Corp is Hiring!

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a Berkshire Hathaway company that manufactures world-class complex metal components and products; serving the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets.  PCC has more than 160 facilities worldwide, with over 150 located in the US.   Numerous career paths are available within PCC as a result of their extraordinary growth and market leverage.

We are seeking highly motivated IMPACT players to join our world of MANUFACTURING

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment where you are rewarded for results?  Do you want to be a member of a team that is driven to win?  If so, Precision Castparts Corp. may be just the place for you to build your career.

PCC is looking for the following engineering disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Systems or Manufacturing Engineering.

They are hiring for the Operations Management Development Program, Entry-level Engineering roles and Co-op and Internship program.

On campus: 

Wednesday, January 30th

Engineering Career Fair

o   Activities and Recreation Center (ARC)

o   1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

o   Booth #207

Information Session

o   Transportation Building, Room 101

o   7:00 p.m.

o   Pizza provided!

View Recruiting

View will be at the 2019 Spring Career fair

View’s mission is to create delightful human environments.

In the great tradition of challenging the way we think about everyday essentials, the team at View has reinvented something that hasn't changed for centuries – the simple window – and in doing so, is transforming the largest industry in the world: real estate.

View Dynamic Glass is a new generation of smart windows that let in natural light and views, and enhance mental and physical wellbeing by significantly reducing headaches, eyestrain and drowsiness. In addition, View’s windows reduce glare and heat, improving the energy efficiency of buildings by 20 percent. View’s windows are digital, cloud connected, and can be controlled from anywhere, including your phone.

View is already installed in over 50 million square feet and is growing rapidly.  If you dream of changing the world to make it a better place – join them!

PinnacleART Recruiting

PinnacleART will be recruiting on campus the week of January 29th – February 1st! 

PinnacleART is looking for motivated and innovative engineers ready to take on new challenges while rapidly advancing their career. PinnacleART is one of the world’s premier providers of reliability solutions to the most complex facilities, including the refining, oil and gas, petrochemical, specialty chemical, mining, and water treatment industries.

Events:

  • Spring 2019 Career Fair at the ARC

    • Wednesday, January 30th from 1:00PM – 6:00PM

  • Networking Night at Legends

    • Wednesday, January 30th from 6:30PM – 9:00PM

    • Stop by to network with PinnacleART employees in a casual setting at Legends!

BP Early Engagement Programs

Each year BP opens our doors to a new generation of high achievers. Applications for programs open January 1st and close March 1st. 

BP STEP program

If you’re looking to develop your networking and leadership skills in a real-world setting, then the BP STEP (Shaping Talent, Energy and Potential) program is for you. During this four-day program, you’ll gain leadership skills, insight into BP’s Upstream and Downstream businesses, and participate in a team case competition.

BP Scholars program

BP knows you’re the future of the energy industry. That’s why we’re looking for high achieving candidates to join our scholarship program. If you want to pursue a career in one of the areas listed, you could be awarded a $5,000 BP scholarship towards your undergraduate studies. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit one of BP’s offices so you can experience first-hand what life is like at BP and gain a different perspective of the industry. 

Supply & Trading sophomore experience

Do you have a strong interest in the financial markets and trading? BP’s sophomore experience program gives you a deep dive into the world of commodity trading in the energy industry and you’ll learn about BP’s culture, values and beliefs.

 

For additional information on each program and to apply, visit bp.com/us-studentopps.

Early Bird Pricing for Scientista Symposium

Early bird pricing for the 2019 Scientista Symposium: Science Without Borders is ending soon! Don't miss out on discounted tickets.

The Scientista Symposium is a national conference that helps advance the careers of young women in STEMM by facilitating networking with representatives from top companies, a range of professional and technical skill workshops, and a chance to present research and compete for cash prizes.

Early Bird Tickets are on sale until February 1 - Register here!

Are you interested in volunteering at the Symposium in exchange for a free registration? Apply here.

For more information - check out the website or feel free to email us.

United Airlines Internship Opportunity

United Airlines would like to invite your to apply to their Industrial Engineering internship on the Continuous Improvement & Enterprise Optimization (CIEO) team!

CIEO focuses on how they can advance the quality and efficiency of what they do across their operations and around the world. The objective of the group is to provide thought leadership through business insights and advanced analytics that challenge the status quo. They partner with a variety of business units (e.g. Airport Operations, Technical Operations, Network Planning, Revenue Management, etc.) to create value through process improvement, change management, analytical modeling and research. Meet the CIEO team here! 

If you or anyone you know are interested in this position, please apply through the link below by February 1st:

https://ual-pro.taleo.net/careersection/10220/jobdetail.ftl?job=WHQ00014919-MM&lang=en&sns_id=mailto#.XD4ZpSxzgbM.mailto

PWC Information Night

PwC Info Night is on Thursday, January 24th!


This event, open to underclassmen & juniors in a 5-year program, will give you the opportunity to learn about all of our lines of service, culture, values and application & interview process for this spring. It will focus primarily on the recruiting process for winter & Start internships and our leadership programs (Elevate, Career Preview, and Women's Consulting Experience).

Event: PwC Info Night - our most important Spring event!

Who: Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors in a 5-year program

Date:  Thursday, January 24, 2019

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: iHotel & Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St.

Attire: Smart Casual - jeans are appropriate

Food: Sandwiches and snacks will be provided

Link to RSVP: CLICK HERE to let us know you plan to attend by Tuesday, January 22nd!

Deloitte Consulting Undergraduate Case Competition

Apply Today! 

  • Are you interested in learning more about Consulting?

  • Do you enjoy working in an interactive team to solve real-life business challenges?

If so, we invite you to participate in the Deloitte Consulting Undergraduate Case Competition! 

  • Gain real world, hands on experience

  • Meet Deloitte Consulting leaders

  • Win and take home a prize 

Application Instructions:

Teams should consist of up to 4 current undergraduate students (freshmen or sophomores only, please). To learn more about the competition and to apply, please submit an application online here for your team by Wednesday, January 23rd. Please note that you will need to submit your team’s resumes and an essay response to apply, so you may want to prepare in advance!

Each team should designate one captain to complete the application survey and email Pat Zahren with the below requested material:

  1. Resume of each team member

  2. Completed Application Template (attached) – including:

    • Team Name

    • Team Mission Statement (optional)

    • 100 words or less answers to the following questions:

o How will your team benefit from participating in this case competition?

o How will your team collaborate throughout this competition to achieve success?

    • An essay response to the below prompt (200 words max):

Today’s auto manufacturers are fast approaching the beginning of a fundamental shift in how they must bring a vehicle to market. As a result of the continued advancement in autonomous driving technology, manufacturers must now be cognizant on how to transition segments of their existing customer base into early adopters when this technology hits the market. If executed in an improper manner, automakers may be subject to a reduction in their market share as new upstart competitors gain a foot-hold in this segment.

With your understanding of current consumer market conditions, what is an example of the largest hurdle an automotive manufacturer has to bring a fully self-driving car to market?

The top teams will be notified by Friday, February 1st, and each team member will be asked to register for the competition.

Local Competition Details:

LOCATON

Campus – Location TBD

DATES

Friday, February 8th

DETAILS

We will have a kick-off and case distribution onWednesday, February 6th at 7:00 pm and a working session with an advisor on Thursday, February 7th at 7:30 pm. 

National Competition Details: 

LOCATION

Deloitte University – Westlake, TX

DATES

Thursday, March 7th through Saturday, March 9th

DETAILS

Each winning team (one per campus) will be invited to attend the National Competition. All expenses will be paid by Deloitte.

Questions? Please reach out to Pat Zahren and Emi Rosanwo.

Colorado School of Mines Application Fee Waiver for SWE Members

Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public, research university located in Golden, CO offering BS degrees, Graduate Certificates, MS, and PhD programs centered on energy, the earth, and proper stewardship of its resources.

 In order to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s society, the Graduate School is rapidly growing to accommodate new areas of research and expertise. In 2017, they added several new areas of graduate study, including the Advanced Energy Systems degree and our onlineSpace Resources degree. During this exciting time of growth we seek exceptional students with backgrounds in science and engineering for all of their graduate programs. 

They are offering an exclusive application fee waiver for members of SWE who plan to apply for admission into Mines’ Graduate School by the Fall 2019 deadline for their preferred program.

In order to obtain the Colorado School of Mines’ Fall 2019 graduate application fee waiver, you simply have to email the Graduate Student Recruiter, Molly McAndrew, and include SWE,  UIUC, as well as your intended graduate degree program in the subject line. You will then receive the waiver code and instructions on how to add it to your application. 

Opportunities with MIT Lincoln Lab

The Laboratory’s fundamental mission is to apply science and advanced technology to critical problems of national security, primarily working on sensors, information extraction (signal processing and embedded computing), and communications.  A Department of Defense federally funded research and development center, the Laboratory has a focused commitment to R&D, with an emphasis on building prototypes and demonstrating operational systems under live test conditions that meet real-world requirements. Our R&D efforts span the following key mission areas:

·         Space Control

·         Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology

·         Communication Systems

·         Cyber Security and Information Sciences (see below)

·         Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Technology

·         Advanced Technology (electronic or electro-optical technologies, biotechnology and chemistry)

·         Engineering (innovative systems to test new concepts)

·         Tactical Systems

·         Homeland Protection

·         Air Traffic Control

For more information please about MIT Lincoln Laboratory, please visitwww.ll.mit.edu.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory actively recruits individuals pursuing BS, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, and to a limited degree, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Biology, Chemistry, Meteorology and Materials Science. Candidates should have an interest and ability to work on a broad range of technical problems in a team environment and possess strong problem-solving, analytical, innovative, communications, and teaming skills. Due to our contracts with the Department of Defense employment at MIT Lincoln Laboratory requires U.S. citizenship. 

For the past summer the Laboratory employed 250 Summer Research Program interns at the Laboratory under the auspices of the Summer Research Program.   Approximately half of the interns were graduate students.   We expect to hire at the same level for summer 2019.  Please review the website to find the find the eligibility requirements, program details, and the application process. 

Students interested in being considered for full time, summer internship, or co-op opportunities must submit their resumes to www.ll.mit.edu/careers.

KP Product/Design Fellows Program

Applications for the KP Product Fellows Program and the KP Design Fellows Program are now open on http://fellows.kleinerperkins.com/
Details on the program -

  • An exciting summer internship at one of our companies like Uber, Doordash, Robinhood and Shape Security for summer work experiences (for Design) and a full-time role (for Product)

  • Exclusive access to events and programming with our partners at Kleiner Perkins, CEO’s and executives across a variety of our portfolio companies

  • Fun social events like sailing to Angel Island, kayaking and paintball

  • An opportunity to connect with some of the brightest entrepreneurs across the country wanting to make an impact in San Francisco and Silicon Valley

  • 100K seed funding from Kleiner Perkins for Fellows who found their own companies. See blog post.

To learn more about the summer:

KP Fellows Program

KP Fellows and Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield

Making an Impact

Applications for the 2019 KP Design Fellows Program and KP Product Fellows Program are open now and close January 31st, 2019 at 11:59PM on fellows.kleinerperkins.com.  The answer to most FAQ's can be found here. If you have any other questions please feel free to reach out to Alicia from Kleiner Perkins at alicia@kleinerperkins.com.

Opportunities at Capital One

Capital One is on a search for the best and brightest talent to disrupt, dream, and deliver a new way of banking – an impactful movement that you could directly be a part of at Capital One. Please take a look at https://campus.capitalone.com/ to view our other available roles.

Seniors

Technology Development Program

Capital One’s two-year Technology Development Program (TDP) provides associates the support and resources they need to further develop their technical skills and gain a well-rounded understanding of technology. This is a rotational program where you’ll choose one of the following tracks to start out in: Software Engineer (mobile, web, data, APIs, security, automation, and cloud engineering), and Data Engineer (Modern, Big and Fast Data technologies). Along the way you’ll receive technical mentorship through Meet Ups, Conferences, and Tech talks, ongoing personal and professional training, the opportunity to rotate roles, and of course some fun social, networking, and volunteer opportunities with peers and executives.  

Apply for a full-time opportunity here.

Juniors

Technology Internship Program

Do you want to work for a tech company that writes its own code, develops its own software, and builds its own products? Do you want to experiment and innovate using the latest technologies to engineer breakthrough customer experiences? Then Capital One wants you!

There are three technical roles within the Technology Internship Program:

  • Software Engineer (mobile, web, data, APIs, security, automation, and cloud engineering)

  • Data Engineer (Big Data technologies) 

Apply for a Summer 2019 internship here.

Freshmen and Sophomores

Software Engineering Summit

During this one-week program, a small, exceptional group of freshmen and sophomores will be immersed in our startup-minded and innovative culture while exploring and developing the technology and problem-solving skills valued by today’s top employers. If chosen for this highly selective program, you’ll take part in technical and soft-skill training sessions—examples from previous Summits include iOS, Android, Voice Driven Applications, AWS, M.E.A.N. Stack, Hardware, Front End Design and more. The week wraps up with a rigorous hackathon and presentation to Capital One leadership and includes some awesome fun events along the way.

 

Held at our Clarendon Lab just outside of Washington D.C. and in Richmond, VA, the Summit is an awesome opportunity to network with Capital One engineers and other students from top colleges and universities. Capital One will be responsible for all participant travel and accommodations—your job is to learn, challenge yourself, and code side-by-side with our talented engineers! 

Applications for our May 19-24, 2019 Summit are due February 18, 2019.  Apply here.

Summit for Developing Leaders

Here, you’ll join other students in developing the collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving skills valued by today’s top employers. Discover the power of tech as you’re immersed in a startup-minded, innovative culture. Test drive what we do on a daily basis as you work side by side with actual analysts, using teamwork to define real customer problems and deliver functional solutions. And throughout the week, experience firsthand how we’re changing banking for good. Capital One will be responsible for all participant travel and accommodations—your job is to come, learn, and challenge yourself in this exciting corporate setting!

If selected for this prestigious program, you will:

  • Work and learn in a collaborative environment

  • Explore a challenging case study with your team and present your findings to Capital One executives

  • Develop lasting relationships with Capital One associates and peers

  • See firsthand how recent college grads launched successful careers at Capital One

Applications for our May 19-24, 2019 Summit in McLean, VA outside of Washington, D.C. are due February 18, 2019.  Apply here.

ARL Summer Internship Opportunity 2019

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is looking for talented and ambitions undergraduate and graduate students to work as Summer Interns at one of ARL Central Locations during the summer of 2019. Summers interns will work in one of the ARL or ARL-Central Locations and focus their efforts on technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student with U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
Expected pay level: $10-15K. for the 3-month summer period, starting date flexible
Preferred background: majoring in mechanical, materials science, or chemical engineering with an intention to obtain a doctoral degree
Interested in: send complete CV and interested topic(s) to cup@illinois.edu
Expected timeline: Positions will be open until filled, but no later than January 31, 2019, provided the availability of funding.  

For more information: https://cup.illinois.edu/arl-summer-internship-opportunity-2019/