Description Corteva Agriscience is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics providing high-quality seeds to farmers around the world. We are seeking a software or computer engineering student with the capabilities to successfully complete an internship during the spring and summer (January through August) of 2025 in the Des Moines metro area. The role of the Software Automation Intern is to deliver software solutions for equipment designed by our engineering teams.  As a member of the Automation & Field Technology team, you will have opportunities to do the following:  + Work on a cross-functional project team to meet customer requirements and expectations. + Develop, test, and maintain software solutions driven by a seasonal schedule. + Develop an understanding of research field, lab and seed production equipment and critical technology needs.    Qualifications Qualifications - What You'll Bring: + Ability to work safely around common shop equipment. + Demonstrated respect for the environment. + Ability to work as a valued teammate with highest respect for all people. + Work in a legal and ethical manner. + Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an engineering accredited college or university. + Proven experience developing software in C#.NET, Structured Text or Java. + Ability to work in the U.S. without restriction.  In addition to these requirements, we are seeking candidates who possess the following core competencies: + Knowledge of design patterns and N-Tiered architectures. + Experience with CRUD database interaction. + Understanding of synchronous programming concepts such as locking on shared resources, deadlock, and race conditions. + Experience communicating with devices through: + Serial communication: Modbus RTU, CAN protocol. + Ethernet based protocols: EtherCAT, PowerLink, EthernetIP, Modbus TCP. + IEC 61131 PLC Programming languages. Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit: Accessibility Page for Contact Information For US Applicants: See the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law’ poster To all recruitment agencies: Corteva does not accept unsolicited third party resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.