IMEC Information Technology Internship

Information Technology Internship Program

IMEC Internship Experience
Imagine what you could do here. At IMEC, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and client experiences quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what you will accomplish.

Dynamic, amazing people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire companies – all with IMEC services. The same passion for innovation that goes into our services also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to make Illinois manufacturing globally competitive.

As an IMEC intern, you will have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, innovate, and partner with professionals across the globe while gaining knowledge about our business. Here, you are encouraged to be yourself, and you will find a culture where differences are celebrated, and diverse ideas are heard and respected.

Our mission is to enable the future generation of professionals to create strong networks, achieve critical experiences, and develop core skills that position them for career success.

Gain an experience – an IMEC experience – that respects and reflects on what’s important to you.

Opportunity
This internship is an opportunity to collaborate with the IMEC Information Technology department and respective business units pertaining to various computer science tasks and responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following focus areas:

• Development

• Data management

• Cybersecurity

• Infrastructure and end-user support

• Project management

Real World Experiences
The internship will comprise of the following scope of work:

1. Development

   • Support development platform as required.

   • Review code and scripts for improvements.

   • Editing Salesforce Lightning pages and page layouts.

2. Data

   • Creates data reports within the CRM platform.

   • Management of the SQL infrastructure.

   • Research using cloud infrastructure for data analytics and insights.

3. Cybersecurity

   • Daily tuning and rule creation of the SEIM platform.

   • Monitoring of the IMEC end-user workstation environment.

   • Account management (creation, deletion, maintenance) as required.

   • Monthly patching of IMEC infrastructure.

4. Infrastructure and end-user support

   • Daily monitoring and management of the IT ticket queue.

   • Works with customers daily to resolve IT incidents and requests.

   • Inventory and support the asset management lifecycle for all IT equipment.

5. Project Management

   • Daily monitoring, reporting, and management of Kanban workstream.

   • Gather requirements for new projects; populate project story cards as needed.

   • Work with IT Leadership on agile workstream backlog and prioritization.

   • Reports on Kanban and Agile workstream performance and identifies opportunities for improvement.

Key Development Activities

• Shadow a Technical Specialist on a manufacturing-related technical project. 

• Shadow a Regional Manager on a manufacturing-related technical project.

• Tour of a local manufacturing facility.

• Internal presentation to IMEC Leadership

  • Expectations pertaining to starting your IMEC internship.

  • Description of your work focus and the experience you gained.

  • Report out of assigned project.

  • Key takeaways and next steps.

Supervisors, Mentors, and Trainers:

• Eddie Leach, Supervisor

• Jordyn Shawhan, Supervisor/Mentor

• Paola Velasquez, Mentor

Thank you for your interest in employment at Bradley University. Some undergraduate students (with limited family resources as determined by the results of the FAFSA) qualify for Work Study funds to help offset costs of college. This is a federally-funded opportunity to earn "spending money" through part-time, on-campus employment. Eligibility for work-study does not guarantee you will find a campus job. Contact Financial Services for more information or to see if you qualify at 309-677-3089 or bufinaid@bradley.edu