If you're in the area, come to the annual JPL Open House May 19 and 20, 2001. APTs can work up to 30 hours per week during the school year and full-time during summer and breaks. Many projects at JPL have some funds for hiring APTs. Before you apply for an APT job, you should have a firm idea about how many hours per week you can work. While there are summer-only jobs, they are fewer.
Most managers naturally prefer someone who can continue to work during the school year as well.
For more information, check the JPL APT web page . About getting an APT job JPL managers who decide to hire APTs usually find appropriate candidates by asking the JPL Staffing Office and by asking friends and co-workers who know students. What I can help you with Because my co-workers at JPL know that I teach at Oxy, they will often ask me for APT candidates. I hand them out based on which students have the skills for the particular job. Sometimes months go by without anyone asking me for APTs.