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Position Overview:As a DigiKey Intern, you will participate in various aspects of the DigiKey department of which you are assigned. You will work alongside team members and have the opportunity to complete a capstone project which you’ll work on throughout the internship.


The Technical Intern for Digi-Key will assist the team to develop technical projects and content that helps further our engagement with our maker/startup community.  This can include creation of projects, 3D print designs, workshops, blog posts, and videos that show supplier products in-use. With Digi-Key’s wide selection of products the intern may develop and architect solutions by combining products from multiple vendors and create engaging projects, tutorials, and blog posts. The intern will also assist Digi-Key Technical Marketing Content Developers to generate technical content that is electronically delivered on the web with customer needs as the key goal. 


Housing: Local campus housing (private room, private bath, and shared living space) is provided for interns selecting Thief River Falls as their internship home base. We are unable to provide housing for Bloomington-based internships. 

This is a hybrid role which will require onsite attendance.

Responsibilities:

Demonstrate the ability to self-learn new products/devices and master their operations quickly

Work independently and able to meet project milestones/deadlines in a remote office environment

Identify, develop, collect, and organize technical content that is deployed online for customer engineers to learn about and apply devices that Digi-Key sells.  A partial list of technical content includes: Digital Calculators, application notes, tutorials, circuit designs, technical videos, links to other Digi-Key website content, articles, lists of complementary and alternative devices, etc.

Assist with content curation and working together with marketing leadership to ensure the technical content is on point with Digi-Key branding 

Assist with technical content creation to drive engagement and quality leads 

Create and curate technical content for various areas on the company website 

Maintain technical competence through research, supplier trainings, and hands on learning 

Provide suggestions and feedback on site features, functionality, and content to improve the customer experience 

Manage multiple projects effectively and meet tight deadlines 

Requirements/Skills:

Currently enrolled as an undergrad student in pursuit of an electrical, electronic, or computer engineer degree

Ability to create, develop, and prototype electrical or electronic circuits

Ability to code at a high level in Python, Arduino, and more

Ability to work independently or in a team while managing multiple projects

Understand the usage and operation of basic lab equipment including oscilloscopes, lab power supplies, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and signal generators

Understanding of Junior year level electronics, preferably basic knowledge of: microprocessors/controllers, voltage regulators, RLC concepts, transistors (Bi-Polar and FETs), analog and digital design

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a helpful customer service orientation

High organization and office software skills

Must demonstrate the following behavioral competencies: attention to detail, communication, customer/client focus, ethical conduct, initiative, manages execution, personal effectiveness/credibility, positive attitude, problem solving, professionalism, project management, thoroughness & time management customer/client focus, ethical conduct, initiative, manages execution, marketing capacity, personal effectiveness/credibility, positive attitude, problem solving/analysis, professionalism, project management, time management and thoroughness

Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship. 

Physical Requirements:

Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse, and screen 

Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body 

DigiKey Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1-800-338-4105 or careers.us@digikey.com.

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