IT Co-Op- UofL

IT Co Ops

At Samtec, Co Ops work on real projects with direct impact to the business. You’ll work in collaboration with teams across the world, spanning many tecchnologies. Co Ops at Samtec are immediately involved in business critical situations and are challenged to achieve their goals. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and bring your solutions and ideas to life. The program is designed not only for you to do great work with the opportunity to learn and grow, but to experience our one of a kind culture with direct exposure to executive engagement, and memorable events. *All co ops in the following programs have the opportunity to rotate between team programs based off of the student’s interest, skillset, and Samtec need.

Cyber Security Team

Co-ops on this team will have opportunities to gain knowledge in multiple security tools including Anti-Virus, Vulnerability Management, Security Awareness Training, and over all Security Operations. Co-ops will start off on the Technical Support team before being awarded the opportunity to be on the Cyber Security team.

CS/EE

Computer Science/ Electrical Engineering co ops at Samtec will have the opportunity to work in some of the most challenging and advanced areas where AI/ML, data science, infrastructure systems, and software development meet key areas of manufacturing, engineering, and R&D. Rotations in this program are based on current business needs and student expertise.

Data Team

The data team is all about ensuring available, accurate, and actionable information so that the business can make proactive decisions. Rotations on this team would include opportunities as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst or a Data Engineer. Rotation opportunties exsist between roles on the Data team and Software Development team.

Software Development Team

Software development interns at Samtec will get a chance to learn while building and supporting the applications that power the entire Samtec enterprise. These systems include, but are not limited to, sales, manufacturing, marketing, operations and supply chain software. Opportunities on this team include roles as a product owner, software engineer, and UCD designer. Rotation opportunities exist between roles on the Data team and Software Development team.

Technical Support

Technical support is the frontline of IT and casts a wide net over many different technologies incorporated into our day-to-day operations. Co-ops within this team serve as a conduit between every day users and our system admins/ engineers. This awarded the co-op an opportunity to gain crucial experience across many different lanes of higher level IT fields, while also building a strong foundation of IT principles.