Laboratory Operations Intern

MatX Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off: 4 weeks PTO + 12 holidays +

Remote work up to 3 weeks

Medical insurance for employees and +4

401K matching up to 5%

Lab and office resources

Job summary

MatX Inc. is building advanced rack- and POD-level infrastructure for high-performance computing and AI workloads. The role focuses on reliability engineering and lab validation, with hands-on CAD work and cross-functional collaboration.

You will support mechanical and thermal testing in a hybrid Mountain View lab, contribute to DOE experiments, and help manage lab equipment and test setups across EVT/DVT stages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and thermal test setup and DOE methodologies.
• Experience preparing and drafting reports for lab experiments and test campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Help cross-functional teams solve mechanical and thermal problems in the lab focusing on liquid cooling or mechanical structures.
• Sketch schematics for the lab to communicate needs to suppliers.
• Draft reports of experimental investigations and collaborate on data analysis.
• Hands-on CAD work for design analysis and hardware understanding.
• Track delivery schedules for lab items and help fix testing equipment and pursue improvements.

Skills

Mechanical design

Thermal engineering

DOE experimentation

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Lab instrumentation

Job description

What MatX Is Building

MatX is developing advanced rack- and POD-level infrastructure systems to support next-generation high-performance computing and AI workloads. Our focus is on delivering highly reliable, thermally efficient, and scalable hardware solutions, including cutting-edge liquid cooling architectures and mechanical systems.

We are building vertically integrated platforms that combine mechanical design, thermal management, packaging, and system-level engineering to ensure robust performance under extreme operating conditions. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about reliability engineering, system validation, and cross-functional product development.

We're hiring for an immediate start, with the opportunity to assist in establishing our lab infrastructure from the ground up.

What You'll Do

• Help cross-functional teams solve mechanical and thermal problems in the lab on liquid cooling or mechanical structures

• Sketch schematics for the laboratory to make suppliers understand the mechanical and thermal needs

• Draft reports of the experimental investigation in the laboratory and co-work with the team in analysis.

• Hands-on with CAD software for design analysis and understanding of the hardware.

• Keeping track of schedules of delivery of multiple items to the lab and helping the suppliers in fixing the testing equipment and following up on any kind of further improvements of the setup

• Experimental investigation of mechanical parameters and constraints in the laboratory

• Should be involved in design discussions of mechanical and thermal design to understand the setup and draft required design versions to have a track of the discussions and design versions

• Need to follow up on the schedule of multiple mechanical and thermal components in the EVT, DVT, PVT, and MP phases with the ODM and other suppliers

Who You Are

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field (currently pursuing or recently completed)

• Strong understanding of:

  • Mechanical and thermal test setup

  • Scheduling and drafting reports of tests and lab components.

• Experience with:

  • Design of Experiments (DOE)

• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams

Bonus Points If You Have

• Knowledge of:

  • HVAC or Liquid cooling systems

  • Laboratory expertise

  • Basic Product management expertise for scheduling

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills

Work Location

This is a hybrid role based in our Mountain View, CA office, with in-office work Tuesday through Thursday. In exceptional cases, remote work arrangements may be considered.

What We Offer

• Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work

• Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively. See attached benefits 1-pager and full benefits guide for more info on benefits.

• Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you don't contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances.

• Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)

• Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty's or via our reimbursement system

• Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute.

• MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most

• Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi

• Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.

• Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit.

• AI Resources: Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.