Engineering Intern Co-op
About the job
- The candidate must be actively enrolled in an academic program and must not be a recent graduate.
- The candidate must commit to full-time, on-site work for a minimum of 12 weeks.
- The candidate must be majoring in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related program.
- The candidate must have strong fundamentals in at least one relevant area: data structures and algorithms; circuits, digital systems, and embedded systems; controls; or mechanical design.
- The candidate must be proficient in at least one of C, C++, or Python, and comfortable with Git and writing unit tests.
- The candidate must have strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Due to export-controlled work, the candidate must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
- Build undersea drones, intelligent sensors, and other undersea technology.
- Work on projects at the intersection of acoustics, signal processing, machine learning, embedded systems, and robotics, with a chosen primary area and opportunities to work across areas.
- Work closely with experienced engineers, receive training, and contribute to products used in defense, offshore energy, and oceanographic research.
- Substantial projects, documented in a repository or short write-up.
- Understanding of machine learning or signal processing fundamentals.
- Comfort with linear algebra.
- Experience with web development, especially TypeScript or Vue.
- Experience with remotely operated vehicle or autonomous underwater vehicle hardware, software, or control, such as ROS2.
- Experience with computer-aided design or 3D printing.
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, probes, and debuggers.
- Familiarity with device interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I²C, and SPI.
- Familiarity with embedded development, including bootloaders, device trees, drivers, or real-time operating systems.
- Familiarity with operating systems concepts such as schedulers, mutexes, and virtual memory.
- Experience with FPGA or RTL, such as SystemVerilog, UVM, or cocotb.
About the company
OceanComm develops high-speed wireless underwater communication systems using acoustic-modem technology to move data through seawater. Its main product, an ultrasound-based modem, connects to existing Ethernet networks to enable tetherless control of underwater vehicles and real-time data, including video, from subsea environments. The company stands out by using patented signal-processing algorithms that achieve 100–1,000 times higher data rates in the underwater setting and by serving defense, offshore energy, and oceanographic research clients with ready-to-use networking capabilities. OceanComm’s goal is to help offshore operators reduce costs by providing real-time data access, video streaming, and remote control of subsea assets.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$2.6M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- OceanComm posted five R&D openings in August 2026, signaling active product expansion.
- HigherGov shows a new April 2026 federal award, confirming continuing government demand.
- LinkedIn and website updates in September 2026 show customer-facing momentum and live market visibility.
What critics are saying
- Hydromea and Equinor demonstrated seabed-to-cloud wireless broadband in March 2026.
- OceanComm still depends on federal SBIR and small Navy purchase orders, limiting revenue diversification.
- If optical subsea networking wins defense and energy buyers, OceanComm's acoustic niche shrinks fast.
What makes OceanComm unique
- OceanComm claims 400 kbps underwater links and 7 km range on custom models.
- Singer and Riedl still anchor patented acoustic modem expertise from Illinois and Navy work.
- Its Ethernet-compatible, software-defined modem differentiates against bespoke subsea integration projects.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Stock Options