Tetracore is coming to campus!

Wednesday, February 13

12 noon -1 pm

UC 312

Tetracore, a leading biotechnology company whose mission is to create and develop highly innovative diagnostic reagents, assays, and instruments for the detection of infectious diseases and bio-terrorism threat agents is seeking 4 interns for Summer 2013. Tetracore's focus is on veterinary, domestic preparedness, clinical, antibody and ELISA products.  Positions are at the Tetracore headquarters in Rockville, MD.

Positions include:

Research and Development Science Intern

Seeking an R&D intern that will work in collaboration with the R&D team on various projects. He or she will make detailed observations, analyze data, and interpret results. The intern will help prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses. The intern will be expected to maintain familiarity with current scientific literature and may also be responsible for conducting his or her own experiments.

Software / Bioinformatics Engineering Intern

Tetracore’s next generation diagnostic platform requires software development for embedded systems, graphical user interfaces, algorithms, and data analysis.  The Software Engineering Intern will assist the team in the planning, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of software solutions in support of biotechnology R&D and Product Development.  Assist in the design and implementation of new products or enhance current designs of software modules and components that meet functional specifications and target due dates.  Support and/or participate in component, subsystem and system concept design to help the team in verifying key design parameters and evaluating design options.  Assist the team in setting up and maintaining infrastructure for the software development process including revision control, continuous integration, and testing. Participate on multi-functional product research and development teams.

The functions of the Software Engineering Intern will be performed under supervision, in a timely manner and with acceptable quality.

Electrical / Computer Engineering Intern

Tetracore’s next generation diagnostic platform requires the development of mechanical, electrical, and software systems for novel diagnostic instruments.  The Electrical Engineering Intern will assist the team in the planning, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of device solutions in support of biotechnology R&D and Product Development.

The functions of the Electrical Engineering Intern will be performed under supervision, in a timely manner and with acceptable quality.

All positions are posted in UMBCworks - deadline to apply: February 28, 2013.

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