Manufacturing Engineering Intern (m/w/d)

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Fusion Energy Engineering Intern Program

We are looking for talented technical interns to join our stellar team for the summer or during the school year!

Program Details

• Summer 12-16 week internship program and/or flexible school year internship
• For school year internships, expected time dedication is flexible with an hourly salary and tailored to your academic schedule

Positions

• Manufacturing Engineering Intern (onsite)
• Manufacturing Engineering Interns will support process development, fabrication and assembly, equipment design, and testing for Thea Energy’s HTS magnet prototyping programs. A Manufacturing Engineering intern will be exposed to the physical and strategic aspects of the manufacture of HTS magnets, and will get hands-on experience operating equipment.

Project assignments are based on existing team needs at the time and may include, but are not limited to

• High-temperature superconducting magnet engineering, manufacturing, and testing
• Cryogenic and vacuum systems
• Instrumentation and diagnostic systems
• Electrical and control systems engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Various modeling, simulation, and data analysis roles including but not limited to COMSOL, ANSYS, Python, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Microsoft Visio, LabVIEW

The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of these requirements

• Enrolled in a STEM undergraduate or graduate program (mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, etc.)
• Interest in clean and sustainable energy to combat climate change
• Hands-on or computational experience through academic research, club projects, hackathons, or industry internships
• Highly self-motivated, independent, and driven to solve problems
• Authorized to work in the US
• Willingness to learn new things!
• Compensation: $18-25/hr Undergraduate and $26-30/hr Post-grad