Spring Intern, Satellite Distribution Engineering - Part Time

Who We Are:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM's vision to life every day.

SiriusXM

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How you'll make an impact:

Seeking engineers with a passion for music and entertainment to be an impactful part of the end to end multimedia and content delivery system of the satellite uplink systems team. Position will assist in systems software engineering, architecture, and satellite uplink projects for our production, test, and cloud environments. Candidates will work closely with partner vendors located in Canada and SiriusXM teams located across the United States and deliver improvements for immediate use by engineering and operations.

What you'll do:

• Contribute to development of web-based applications and software tools that improve QA, reduce DevOps and Engineering level of effort, and improve Enterprise Operations confidence in site acceptance testing before on-air deployment and identifying issues before impacting our SXM radio subscribers.
• Assist in deploying and validating internal engineering test environments using Amazon Web Services. Validate SiriusXM team access to AWS systems from disparate US locations and capabilities at each environment. Document configurations and procedures to enable functionality, supporting peer SiriusXM teams and ensuring their success.
• Contribute to future system design / requirements based on system expertise/knowledge from your experience and understanding of the uplink systems and operational use cases.
• Create Satellite Distribution Engineering documentation and coordinate knowledge transfer.
• Communicate with product managers effectively and efficiently status of projects and development tasks.
• With technical mentorship, learn from production issues to identify automated testing and improvements for future regression testing, capturing SiriusXM Engineering & Operations enhancements.
• Administrative support to include learning and development activities and SiriusXM events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll need:

• Internships are open to current students enrolled at a university (those graduating by January 2027 are preferred) and recent graduates who graduated within the 12-month period prior to the start of the internship.
• Majors in engineering and computer science preferred. (Examples: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software, Aerospace, or other relevant engineering degrees are desired.)
• Technical interest and capacity to learn.

• Self-starter who enjoys complex problems and finding resolutions.
• Reliable contributor to the team who openly and readily communicates daily progress on tasks.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to pay attention to details and be organized.
• Ability to project professionalism virtually and in person.
• Commitment to "internal client" and customer service principles.
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.
• Spelling, grammar, proofreading and editing skills.
• Creative and technical writing ability.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Programming proficiency in Java, Python, Javascript.

• Familiarity with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence), Google (Drive, Sheets), Office 365.
• Demonstrated leadership and success in multipartner/cross-functional projects.

• AWS certification preferred.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.