Controls Systems Intern — Fusion Energy Hardware

Xcimer Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcimer Energy in Denver invites students to join its 12-week engineering internship program to design and build laser-driven inertial fusion hardware and software. Interns will work on systems across mechanical, electrical, optical, and software disciplines under a seasoned mentor.

Candidates must be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or PhD program in engineering, show hands-on project experience, and be able to work full-time onsite in Denver.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, nuclear engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience applying technical skills outside of the classroom (extracurricular projects, volunteering, personal projects, lab research, prior internship/work).
• Proficiency in CAD software for 3D modeling and simulation.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design and hardware development.
• Mechanical and thermal analysis using finite element analysis (FEA).
• Systems engineering across subsystems.
• Manufacturing engineering tasks.
• Electrical engineering tasks.
• Control systems engineering work.
• Computational and software engineering (simulations).
• Nuclear engineering concepts.
• Optical engineering activities.
• Plasma physics research.
• Pulsed Power engineering responsibilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelors/Masters/PhD)

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Xcimer Energy in Denver invites students to join its 12-week engineering internship program to design and build laser-driven inertial fusion hardware and software. Interns will work on systems across mechanical, electrical, optical, and software disciplines under a seasoned mentor.

Candidates must be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or PhD program in engineering, show hands-on project experience, and be able to work full-time onsite in Denver.