Software Engineering Intern

Cognex is the world’s leading producer of machine vision systems and bar code scanners for the industrial automation and logistics markets. We make high speed cameras with embedded microcontrollers and DSPs that are used to do robot guidance, inspection, measurement, flaw detection and much more in the factory automation world on virtually any product you might purchase at a store, including everything from automotive to medical to food. Cognex also specializes in designing the world’s hottest selling machine vision-based 1D and 2D barcode reading devices. These products are purchased by the thousands by large logistics companies across the world to automate their warehousing. While Cognex makes cool high-tech products, it is an equally cool company to work for. We boast a unique “Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast” culture that finds us whitewater rafting, playing disc golf, doing wine and beer tastings and more on company sponsored “Play Hard” days.

What is the Cognex Milwaukee Engineering Center?

Started in 1998 with less than 9 engineers, Cognex-Milwaukee has become one of Cognex’s most important engineering teams, with over 40 engineers and interns on site and responsibility for the world’s #1 selling machine vision system, In-Sight. The Milwaukee team creates embedded factory networking software, user-interface software for In-Sight’s programming tools, and Software Quality Assurance tests for these high-tech products. Our team has a long history with its internship program. A large majority of our ‘Cognoids’ started their careers at Cognex as interns! Can you prove you are among the ‘best of the best” and earn your way onto our growing staff of high-tech engineers? Check out to find out more about our products and our rapidly growing company!

Positions (1): These internships will join our Milwaukee engineering teams working on various software development projects, software test projects, or dev-ops infrastructure projects. Assignments will be based on individual skill sets, areas of interest, and areas of need that Cognex has. Demonstrated skill and passion for software development may lead to more complex development assignments over the course of the internship. All positions will be evaluated at the end of the summer to determine student and Cognex interest in continuing the internship part-time through the next school year or summer.

Availability: Part time during school year to Full-Time summer 2023

Qualifications: Currently enrolled in or completed Freshman year of undergrad

Degrees: Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science

Submit your resume and transcripts and let’s have a conversation about how you can make a difference on our growing team!