Student Software Developer - Internship Program

COVE

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Host Company: JASCO Applied Science

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4S3

What is the COVE Internship Program?
We are looking for bright, talented individuals at the post-secondary level, interested in the marine sector, who are looking to gain valuable, hands-on work experience. You will be placed with a host company in the marine sector and will be working on a core project for their business. Projects are interdisciplinary and students will be collaborating closely with other students and staff from different disciplines.

The COVE internship is a collaboration with numerous companies that are leaders in the marine and marine technology sector. We are diligent in placing students in a role with a company that is well aligned with their discipline of study, skill set, and future career ambitions. Canada?۪s marine sector is growing and thriving and contributes millions of dollars to our national economy on an annual basis. COVE is seeking interns who are Canada?۪s best and brightest to be part of this phenomenal growth.

Internship Eligibility:

• Open to post-secondary students across all disciplines (i.e. Environmental Sciences, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing and Communications, etc.).
• Students must be actively enrolled in a post-secondary program at the time of the summer internship.
• Based on the required skillsets, placements are typically geared towards second-year undergraduate students and above.
• Collaborative Self-starter
• Open to learning
• Have experience or an interest in the marine sector
• International students must be eligible to work in Canada and have a valid study/work permit

Program Highlights:

• 16- week full-time paid (min. $21/hr) employment from May- August 2024
• Project-based learning opportunity with a host company in Nova Scotia
• Professional Development sessions
• Mentorship from industry professionals
• Networking Opportunities

The Opportunity:

Host Company: Who is JASCO?
JASCO is an international company with over 30 years?۪ experience providing consulting services to the Marine Industrial, Oceanographic, Oil & Gas, Fisheries, Defense and IT sectors. JASCO provides services to clients who require specialized capabilities in the areas of Acoustics, Blast Physics, Vision Systems and Image Processing, Systems Integration and Information Systems. We have offices located in Victoria BC, Halifax NS, with satellite offices in the USA, UK, and Australia. JASCO has successfully undertaken major underwater sound measurement programs all over the world, including studies of endangered whale species in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.

What you will be doing:

The Software Group in Halifax develops and supports a variety of acoustic data acquisition, processing, data management and display systems. The type of software in these systems plus stand-alone software applications include embedded acquisition and control software, real-time and non-real-time digital signal processing applications, implementation of localization, classification and data fusion algorithms and development of services and software that provide access to data and data products over the web. JASCO is currently capable of employing a computer science/ engineering student to help with the following:

• Investigate and profile acoustic algorithms implemented in Java on embedded and multi-processor systems (includes determining the impact of upgrading to Java 17)
• Test, trouble-shoot and enhance JASCO?۪s data management software applications (DIG (Deployment Information-file Generator), JIM (JASCO Inventory Management), ARK and grid-scripts)
• Support the software group by acting as the Tester in verification and validation of other application features and improvements

Possible Tasks Include:

• Performing and reporting on Java application performance through the use of profiling tools and comparison of runs on a multi-processor grid engine and on embedded systems
• Testing and enhancement of acoustic data, data products and inventory management data-bases and GUI application interfaces to those data-bases.

• Acting as a Tester resource in performing verification and validation of software application features and improvements

Daily Activities Include:

• Communications with JASCO Software Group members
• Documentation of work performed and issues encountered in an issue-tracking system
• Investigation of issues via software code review and test
• Use of software tools and procedures concerning: configuration management, development, build, review and test

Project Deliverables:

At the end of the internship, the student will be expected to:

• Communicate with peers and clients on the progress and use of software products developed and/or maintained.
• Work with peers and clients to determine requirements and possible solutions when assigned tasks involving new product development and improvements to current software products.
• Work alone and with assistance when required to investigate, develop, and/or maintain software services and applications

What you will bring:

• Computer science/ engineering students
• Programming: Java, Python
• Familiarity with CM tools and methods (bitbucket, git, SourceTree)
• Familiarity with the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment
• Experience with the Windows and Linux operating systems

• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite of applications
• Ability to schedule time efficiently, work independently on tasks, and meet deadlines
• Ability to effectively work within a team to understand requirements and meet common goals

Additional Information:

Students will gain the following from working with JASCO:

• Increased experience in the software development language and environment used to satisfy assigned tasks
• Familiarization with software development processes that involve collaborators and a mix of development tools.
• Opportunity to ???own?۝ software services and/or applications, including determining requirements, design, implementation, test and maintenance all while trying to satisfy operational clients.

COVE is seeking to improve the diversity and inclusion of our sector and would therefore strongly encourage those who are traditionally underrepresented in the marine sector (women, BIPOC, immigrants, etc.) to apply.

Interested in gaining valuable work experience within the marine sector? Please apply online by clicking ???Apply?۝. The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm ADT, Wednesday, January 31, 2024. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.