Intern, Digital Ship (8 Months) Full Time

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS-related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.

The Intern, Digital Ship will work within the Innovation team at Vancouver Shipyards and have exposure to the various areas of R&D Innovation, Vessel New Construction and In-Service Support at one of the largest shipbuilding companies in Canada. In this role, you will provide day-to-day support to Engineers while assisting and coordinating specific software development activities.

We are looking for a results-oriented contributor and creative problem-solver, a candidate that has a strong bias for detail, team collaboration and implementing systems that are innovative, fit-for-purpose, and promote user adoption and strategic outcomes.

Seaspan’s Innovation team is actively developing several technology areas including digital twins, green technologies, and autonomy in support of use cases for future vessels, engineering services, and in-service support. Our innovation program includes current and planned projects seeking scalable solutions that integrate emerging technologies using real-time sensors.

Seaspan has developed and integrated digital twin solutions in a scalable platform that integrates with sensors, communication systems, 3D models and visualization technologies all to minimize the service interruption of maintenance/refit and maximize vessel availability. Incremental development will be carried out as part of the Digital Ship Technical Development Roadmap Plan as new requirements and additional data are acquired.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

Depending on the qualifications, experience and interests of the selected candidate, the tasks towards development, integration or testing in one of the following:

• Frontend development of wire frames, app layout, screen design, backend value retrieval, presenting alerts and notifications, and custom react components.
• Backend developments of infrastructure mapping; WebSocket integration with frontend; token management and authentication; SQL queries and API development; integration with publish/subscribe communication protocols; utility development for frontend applications; and business logic calculations & algorithms.
• Configuration of database (design & management); integration of relational and non-relational database; integration of data streaming services such as IoT Hubs, Event Hub, Service Bus; configuration and accessibility data from SQL databases and azure data lakes; indexing and optimization of stored data; application dashboards and visualizations (Power BI, Grafana); business logic reporting and data pipeline development.

What you’ll bring

• Enrollment in a 3rd-year or later year of Computer Engineering or a closely related degree program.
• Demonstrated utilization of JavaScript and Python to develop backend solutions.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and engineering skills through exposure to multiple class projects or co-op terms.
• Above average analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize data.
• Excellent computer skills including Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
• Experience with software development, SQL, and other database management tools.
• Effective communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical abilities and interpersonal skills that support business-oriented solution development.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and decision-making skills consistent with the essential job functions.
• Innate curiosity and enthusiasm for exploring and developing modern technologies and processes.

Why you’ll love working here

• A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
• Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $26.00/hour.

Start Date of Internship: January 6th, 2025

End Date of Internship: August 29th, 2025

Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2024 at 11:59pm PST.

Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may need to close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/

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This position is eligible for Canadians of all ages