Summer 2024 Internship Opportunities
Location
Newton, MA | United States
Job description
Interns at Giner, Inc. have a unique opportunity to contribute to a wide range of programs pushing the boundaries of electrochemical systems with applications in renewable energy, spaceflight, and next-generation medical diagnostics. In this role, you would have the opportunity to drive programs from conception through detail design, procurement, fabrication, integration, testing, lab operation, and delivery to customers.
In this role, you will be joining Giners rapidly evolving Aerospace and Defense (A&D) team to help develop the future of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and electrolyzer systems. You will be involved in all stages of development, from design and analysis all the way to build, test, and evaluation of cutting-edge research projects, as well as production programs across a variety of disciplines including spacecraft life support, lunar in situ resource utilization (ISRU), high density energy storage, and orbital propulsion.
Giners A&D team is seeking motivated intern applicants with a diverse set of skills. We acknowledge that candidates from historically underrepresented backgrounds often choose not to apply to jobs if they dont meet all of the criteria listed. We encourage you to apply if you are interested in projects at Giner, even if you only meet a subset of the qualifications below. Work at Giner is highly interdisciplinary, and intern roles and responsibilities will be adjusted based on experience, knowledge, and goals of successful candidates.
This posting is for multiple functional roles: Process Engineering and Electrochemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems and Automation Engineering. Giner does not expect any single candidate to be interested in or qualified for all three roles. Please indicate your role preference in your application so we can match you to projects that suit your interests. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent (within the previous year) graduates.
General Qualifications
- The ability to learn quickly, investigate independently, find creative solutions, and prioritize tasks on several projects at the same time
- Familiarity with documenting complex systems and procedures for future reference by others
- Not afraid to ask questions, ask for help, be honest when you dont know something, and work to find answers
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, especially in small team settings
- Willingness to take initiative and responsibility to address challenges and opportunities
- Familiarity with the engineering lab environment and how to work safely in such spaces
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Process Engineering and Electrochemistry Intern
Analysis, experimentation, testing, and procedure development for electrochemical cells and processes
- Basic Qualifications:
- Pursuing or recently graduated with a BS or MS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related STEM field
- Experience with electrochemical measurements such as resistance measurements and polarization curves
- Experience working in a wet chemistry lab setting (i.e. lab component of chemistry course)
- Familiarity with electrolytic membrane fabrication and characterization
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with electrochemical cell assembly and operation
- Duties and Responsibilities May Include:
- Optimizing procedures for processing fuel cell or electrolyzer materials to achieve desired materials properties.
- Performing ex-situ materials testing (chemical, electrical and mechanical) to evaluate new processes.
- Building and testing PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer stacks following manufacturing instructions and test procedures
- Operation of measurement equipment in a cleanroom or controlled lab environment
- Documentation and analysis of membrane and cell procedures and test results
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Design, fabrication, and assembly of mechanical components of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and test systems
- Basic Qualifications:
- Pursuing or recently graduated with a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, or a related STEM field
- Familiarity with technical drawings and GD&T
- Familiarity with process components for thermofluid systems (valves, regulators, filters, fittings)
- CAD proficiency, preferably SolidWorks
- Basic machining experience (drill press, band saw, belt sander, hand tools, etc)
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Duties and Responsibilities May Include:
- Generating components and drawings in CAD
- Developing and improving manufacturing procedures for electrolyzer mechanical components
- Assisting with all aspects of test system design and assembly
Systems and Automation Engineering Intern
Electrolyzer and fuel cell test system design, integration, and control
- Basic Qualifications:
- Pursuing or recently graduated with a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related STEM field
- Experience working with circuit design, basic electronic components (power supplies, relays, fuses) and wiring processes, such as soldering
- Experience developing and integrating electromechanical systems with multiple sensors to provide information to an autonomous software control system
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with software design, especially in instrument control software such as LabVIEW
- Familiarity with process components for thermofluid systems (valves, regulators, filters, fittings)
- Duties and Responsibilities May Include:
- System design, fabrication, and operation of fuel cell and electrolyzer test stands
- Design, development, and qualification of electrical circuits for electromechanical test systems
- Documenting new and existing test systems, including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), bills of materials (BoMs), electrical diagrams, and concepts of operations
- Developing operating procedures for test systems and train new operators
- Assisting in safety reviews for existing test stands deployed at Giner
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