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AG Product Verification and Validation Intern

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Topcon Positioning Systems

Mar 22

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Product
    Science
  • Livermore

Requirements

  • Enrolled in bachelor’s or Master’s in Surveying, Construction Management or Civil Engineering.
  • Graduating seniors are eligible, and preferably be an incoming junior (3rd year) On occasion must be comfortable getting dirty and climbing on large equipment

Responsibilities

  • In this internship you will work with the Topcon Professional Services team on assigned projects that meet the needs of the business unit. The interns will help develop, train, and support the most advanced technology in the agriculture industry. The technology you will be working with includes feed and dairy management software, boom height control for spraying applications, and GNSS and steering for farming operations. As an intern you will work with these different products and software solutions daily, experiencing how a company like Topcon operates from start to finish of a product cycle. These assignments will be provided to you at the beginning of the internship and will expose you to the different technologies that Topcon offers. The Professional Services (AG) Intern daily activities will include:
  • Theoretical basis of modern agriculture.
  • Safety requirements and means of protection working with electrical equipment and AG vehicles
  • GNSS technologies and positioning accuracy levels in modern farming
  • Inertial sensors and auxiliary data inputs for AG machine control applications
  • Basic interfaces and communication protocols
  • Precision farming modern applications overview
  • Future of precision agriculture and machine control applications
  • Practical experience with technologies and precision farming applications.
  • Overview of geodetic and AG receivers, available settings, ways of communication and set up using Topcon proprietary tools.
  • Overview of examples of receiver output data, means of visualization of messages, basic problem detection and solving
  • Types of harnesses and automotive connectors in precision farming. Reading the drawings and pin outs, verification, modification, and creation of the adapter harnesses
  • Installation of the AG precision farming systems, preparations for autosteering, calibrations and tuning
  • Working with an attachable AG smart-implement using the capabilities of precision farming applications. Deployment and tuning of parameters.
  • Small projects and activities, basing on daily working activities and tasks of the Topcon AG product development and verification group.
  • Participation in preparation and installation of the static bench for development and testing of the state of art GNSS technologies and applications.
  • Participation in different levels of testing and research of the next generation of AG receiver HW and FW development: following test plans, collecting the required for investigation data, overview of basic applications and tools used for modern SW and FW development and testing.

Topcon Positioning Systems

Meeting you at the intersection of infrastructure and technology.

Manufacturing & Electronics
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

With 9 billion people expected on the planet by 2030, there's a lot of work to be done. We'll need more housing, roads, and utilities, not to mention more food for the extra tables. Topcon is a leading manufacturer for the construction, geospatial, and agriculture markets, creating technology that improves workflows to always keep our customers one step ahead. Our roots begin with the Topcon Corporation, founded in 1932 in Japan. Since then, we've grown into a network of 93 companies made up of subsidiaries and affiliates and are now a global leader in positioning and ophthalmic diagnostic technologies. Join us as we address society's greatest challenges and develop a more sustainable tomorrow.