Description

2025 Software Engineer Internship/Co-op

Corteva Agriscience is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers worldwide. We are seeking a software or computer engineering student to successfully complete an internship/co-op during the Spring and Summer or Summer and Winter of 2025 in the Des Moines metro area. The Software and Automation Co-op will contribute to delivering software solutions for equipment designed by our engineering teams.

As a member of the Global Seed Operations Innovation Engineering team, you will have opportunities to:

Collaborate on a cross-functional project team to meet customer requirements and expectations. Develop, test, and maintain software solutions driven by a seasonal schedule. Gain an understanding of research field equipment and critical technology needs. Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Ability to work safely around common shop and seed handling equipment. Demonstrated respect for the environment. Strong teamwork skills with the highest respect for all individuals. Commitment to working legally and ethically. Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university, pursuing a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Proven experience developing software in C#, .NET, Python, or Java. Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions.

Skills and Competencies:

Knowledge of design patterns and N-Tier architectures. Experience with CRUD database interaction. Understanding of synchronous programming concepts such as locking on shared resources, deadlocks, and race conditions. Experience communicating with devices through serial communication, Modbus TCP, or CAN protocol. Embedded development experience. IEC 61131 PLC programming experience. Machine vision experience. AI experience with tools such as Supervisely.