Northeastern University

Typical Coop

  What are typical coop positions that ECE students are offered?

Barrett Technology: assembled, tested, and diagnosed problems on robotic hands using Visual C++.

Bose Corporation: Performed in-car temperature sensitivity of Bose digital amplifiers.

Cadence Design Systems: Created physical circuit layouts for a random access memory chip, performed design verification using Verilog.EMC Corporation: developed programming interfaces and bring-up tests for prototype storage adapter boards. Harvard Medical School: Investigated an ultrasound hyperthermia therapy for treating cancerous tumors.

Mitre Corporation: Designed and constructed a crisis management website to be used by U.S. Army National Guard first responders during crisis situations.Sun Microsystems: Supported the board design team by breadboarding the Power Distribution Board circuitry to determine functionality and reliability.

Sybase Inc: Developed a plug-in for Ardent Datastage product using ODBC and Sybase Open Client/Open Server.


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