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Trimble

  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

GNC Engineer Intern null

Christchurch
New graduates can join a company enhancing productivity, quality, and sustainability across various sectors. Trimble transforms industries by connecting the physical and digital worlds with advanced technologies.

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Internship, Clerkship or Placement
Number of Vacancies
1

Application dates

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
No
Qualifications Accepted
I
Computer Science (all other)
Computer Systems and Networks
Data Science
Programming & Software Engineering

Hiring criteria

Entry pathway

See details

Working rights

New Zealand

  • New Zealand Citizen
  • New Zealand Permanent Resident
  • New Zealand Student Visa
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Your role

As a GNC Engineer Intern with Trimble Agriculture, you will join the core development team for these systems. GNC stands for guidance, navigation, and controls. In this internship you will be developing/maintaining core algorithms for steering/automating agricultural vehicles (tractors, harvesters, combines, sprayers, etc...), using MATLAB/Simulink or ROS/C/C++ to model/develop/maintain the algorithms, analyzing and tweaking vehicle performance, and integrating functionality into releasable products.

This will see you doing some (or all) of the following:

  • Design, development, and productisation of state estimation and/or control algorithms
  • Working with Matlab/Simulink and model-based design (MBD)
  • Utilising your experience with sensor fusion and filter design (e.g UKF, EKF) for odometry/pose estimation
  • Development, characterisation, and validation of non-linear vehicle dynamics plant models
  • Deploying and profiling algorithm performance on real-time hardware/operating systems
  • Defining system/software architecture 
  • Foster ongoing testing and testability in building quality products. 

Trimble New Zealand internships are designed to prepare you for your career journey while growing as a professional through lunch and learns, team-building activities, and social networking events with other interns. Throughout your internship, Trimble New Zealand wants you to feel like you belong, innovate, and grow personally and professionally. Join Trimble’s community to have a global impact where they value you, your experience, and your skills to propel your career forward.

About you

Qualifications:

They’d love to hear from you if you’ve qualified with a University Bachelor's degree or Master’s Degree between July 2022 and November 2024

  • You’re great at building relationships, connecting and communicating with people
  • You’re optimistic, enthusiastic and keen to continuously improve
  • You’re a team player and get a buzz from delivering results
  • You’re a natural collaborator who enjoys being involved in a variety of different business activities
  • You’re comfortable managing information and making decisions
  • You prioritise your work and you never miss a deadline
  • You know your way around Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • You are an Australian/NZ Citizen or hold a PR

Benefits

They evaluate their compensation and benefits regularly and adapt them to the local needs of the global organization.

  • Competitive wages
  • Performance-based increases
  • Medical & dental insurance based on region
  • Work-life balance programs
  • Career development

Training & development

Whichever team you join, you will gain valuable hands-on experience, and be provided with challenging, meaningful tasks that will give you insight into what it's like working full-time as a valued member of a team.

To know more about what it's like to work at Trimble New Zealand, watch this video:

Career progression

Trimble New Zealand seeks innovative and problem-solving individuals to join its dynamic team through a competitive internship program. Open to students worldwide pursuing degrees, these internships offer hands-on experience in hardware and software testing, marketing communications, product management, software engineering, and UX/UI design, providing a strong foundation for future career growth.

Sources

The following source was used in researching this page:

  • trimble.com/en/careers/internships
  • trimble.com/en/careers
  • construction.trimble.com/

Hiring criteria

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Bachelor or higher
Study Field
I
Computer Science (all other)
Computer Systems and Networks
Data Science
Programming & Software Engineering

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

country
eligibility

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand Citizen

New Zealand Permanent Resident

New Zealand Student Visa