PhOTOS: (Above) Nicole Bruck, Iowa State software engineering and Spanish major, enjoyed the team atmosphere at Boeing’s Cyber Engagement Center in Annapolis Junction, Md. (Inset left) Bruck forged lasting relationships with the center’s team led by manager Alfred Lewis, right. FREd TROIlO/BOEING they want as new hires. In 2010, nearly hope for some will be a long and mutually Nicole Bruck, a software engineering two-thirds of interns were hired as full-time beneficial relationship with Boeing,” said and Spanish major at Iowa State University, Boeing employees, a higher rate than the Mark Burgess, chief engineer for Engineer- worked this summer as an intern at industry average. ing, Operations & Technology. “To make Boeing’s Cyber Engagement Center in This year, some 1,700 college and that happen it’s vital they feel valued and Annapolis Junction, Md. university students served as interns involved in their positions, so they leave A lot of the cybersecurity work she throughout the company—with 1,200 with a positive feeling about the company did at the center was team-based, Bruck of these in technology-related positions. and want to come back.” said, adding: “This internship was a great That’s almost double the number from Trudy Curley, a mechanical engineering experience and has encouraged me to two years ago, reflecting the importance major at the University of Kansas, spent get more into software development.” Boeing places on ensuring it has a steady the summer working in her second As for Tichenor, the intern who spent pipeline of diverse, qualified candidates Boeing internship, with Boeing Research his summer with Commercial Airplanes to meet current and future business & Technology in Mesa, Ariz. The senior in Everett, he hopes to return to Boeing needs, according to Stephens. served as a design engineer on ultrasonic full time after graduation. His dream job? The search for interns in 2013 is phased array development for the Apache Boeing test pilot. n already under way. program, where she was able to further timothy.houston@boeing.com While Boeing interns experience develop her technical skills and build on marcy.polhemus@ boeing.com work situations as varied as the organi- her experiences as a Commercial Airplanes zations they support, a concerted effort intern in 2011. The search for interns in 2013 is already is made to ensure they have challenging “My experience at Mesa helped me under way. Current internship opportunities projects to work on from their first day develop not only my engineering skills but can be viewed at www.boeing.com/ at Boeing. Much of this responsibility also my communication and leadership skills, careers/internships falls to their managers, who are asked which are just as important,” said Curley, For those nearing graduation, check out to work closely with interns to develop who hopes to pursue a doctorate degree Boeing’s career opportunities at www. their career goals and mentor them—just and become a full-time design engineer, boeing.com/careers/collegecareers as they do their permanent employees. ideally at Boeing. “I know my intern experi- “Internships are the first step in what we ence will open doors for me in the future.” BOEING FRONTIERS / OCTOBER 2012 41
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