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- 1. Employer: COMCAST CORPORATION (1491) Hiring Office Location: Philadelphia (1) Job's Service Type: Co-op Experience Job's Duration: Spring/Summer (April 2013-Sept 2013) Job's Length: 2 terms Job's Status: Active Comcast: Technology & Product Development Co-op (Philadelphia, PA) (287275) Division/Location/Company Description: Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the world’s leading media, entertainment and communications companies. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks. Job Description: The co-op will work in the Video Premise Equipment Group in the Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Comcast headquarters and will be involved in the development, evaluation, and deployment of cutting edge video device technology in the cable industry. Specific duties will include: - Performing development, acceptance testing, QA, and evaluation of new Comcast devices and services. - Working with vendors on technical issues and developing potential fixes to problems. - Setup and maintenance of demo systems. - Demoing Comcast technology. - Supporting and maintaining lab space. - Assisting engineers in developing new ideas and evaluating new consumer electronics technology. Required skills/experience: - Working towards a degree in a technology-related field. - Must be able to work well in a team environment. - Must have excellent communication skills. This includes communicating ideas and concepts to other engineers as well as presenting or demoing to a group. - Knowledge of basic IP networking and Unix/Linux command line operation is a plus. - Knowledge of DOCSIS and MPEG is a plus. City: Philadelphia, PA Special Application Instructions Walter Griffin, Recruiter, University Relations and Recruiting, will contact you directly to schedule
- 2. an interview. Special Interview Instructions Walter Griffin, Recruiter, University Relations and Recruiting, will contact you directly to schedule an interview. Additional Job Information General Job Location: Center City Number of Openings: 3 Philadelphia Classifications: Sophomore, Pre- Majors: Eng. - Computer Science, Eng. - Software Junior, Junior Engineering, Eng. - Computer Engineering, Eng. - Electrical Engineering,Info. Sys. - Information Technology, Info. Sys. - Software Engineering, Info. Sys. - Information Systems Minimum GPA: 3 Interview Location: Off Campus Car required to get to work: No Minimum Work Authorization level required: No Restriction A transcript will be sent to the employer Coordinator: Mrs L Michelle Mignot on your behalf if you request an interview for this job. Keywords: comcast, computer science, computer engineering, development, video, devices Non-Profit Co.: No Unpaid Position: No