Software Engineering Coop

Innovation Starts With You

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

Job Summary:

Belden is seeking a Software Engineering Co-Op to work alongside the Precision OT Software Engineering team in designing, developing, and maintaining production, test, and end-user software packages. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience by following the software development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs.

This role reports to Software Engineering Technical Director and is onsite in Rochester, NY.

You will make a difference in the following ways: 

• Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions for production, testing, and end-user applications.
• Follow the software development life cycle to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Work with the team to research and integrate external software packages.
• Gain hands-on experience with networking concepts and database management.
• Contribute to the development of REST APIs and web applications.

What you bring: 

• Currently pursuing a Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science degree, with at least two years completed (one year for graduate students).
• Basic knowledge of software development techniques and tools.
• Experience with both a compiled language and a scripting language (Python preferred).
• Familiarity with networking concepts, including IP addressing, sockets, and routing.
• Exposure to relational databases (MySQL, SQLite, or similar).
• Willingness to research and integrate external software packages.
• Experience with web application development and JavaScript frameworks (Node, Angular) is a plus.
• Exposure to time-series databases and SNMP is a plus.

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.