Software Engineering Intern

Your Title: Software Engineer Intern

Job Location: Dayton, OH

Our Department: CTCT

Timing: May - August 2026

About Trimble’s Internship Program

As a Trimble intern, you will not only gain valuable hands-on experience, but you will also be given challenging, meaningful tasks that will give you insight to what it's like working full-time as a valued member of a team. Our internships are designed to prepare you for your career journey, while growing as a professional through lunch and learns, professional development courses, team building activities, and social networking events with other interns whether you are in person or remote. Over the course of your internship, we want you to feel like you belong, innovate, and grow personally and professionally. Join Trimble’s community to have a global impact where we value you, your experience, and your skills to propel your career forward.

Job Summary:

Our software engineering internship offers a variety of hands-on experience, depending on your area of interest and experience. You will receive hands-on experience using your coding and programming skills in a professional setting while learning how to operate in an agile, team environment. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Become intimately familiar with product requirements

• Develop high quality software that satisfies the product requirements

• Work with developers to make sure that new features are created according to market requirements

• Work with development teams on complex, multi-dimensional projects, and learn valuable leadership skills

• Learn how to effectively work under pressure and as part of a team

• Manage advanced release/beta program for the new phase of the solution and collect user feedback and use to shape the product

• Understand and adopt coding standards and best practices

• Other duties as required and requested by management.

Recommended Skills & Experience

• Candidates currently pursuing a degree in accredited Engineering, or Computer Science curriculum

• Experience in any of the following languages: Matlab/Simulink, C++, Python, Linux/Bash

• Experience with Git, GitHub and GitHub actions/GitHub apps.

• Ability to think critically and work independently or collaborate with a team

• A wide degree of creativity, openness, and latitude when approaching problems

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must already possess authorization to work in the United States of America without the need for employer sponsorship

We are Trimble. We design, build, and maintain roads and buildings. We survey land and subdivide areas into cities. We improve crop yield in farms to feed and fuel cities. We track vehicles that transport goods from point A to B to support the economy and feed cities. We have solutions that meet the needs of the ecosystem. This is the universe we live in and this is what we do. We transform the way the world works.

The CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) develops positioning and control products for earthmoving and paving machines in the construction and mining industries, using technologies such as GPS, optical total stations, lasers and sonics. The products are used in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance.

Compensation:  Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

Pay Rate Type

Bonus Eligible?

Commission Eligible?

Benefits:  Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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