Manufacturing Engineering Intern: Prototyping, CAD & Build

Thea Energy Inc.; Kearny, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,174,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $21 - $25/hour

Job summary

Thea Energy Inc. seeks a disciplined student intern in mechanical engineering to support test documentation, fixture design, and manufacturing BOM management. You will work with magnet designers and engineers to implement lessons learned from testing into future designs, and help procure parts while tracking key metrics.

This role is on-site in New Jersey and welcomes multidisciplinary candidates. Ideal candidates are pursuing relevant degrees, have hands-on project experience, and can lift up

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science or related field.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings and spatial mechanics; GD&T exposure a plus.
• Hands-on project experience in mechanical or electrical hardware design, build and test.

Responsibilities

• Assist in generating and updating test documentation (SOPs, work instructions, quality criteria) for HTS magnet testing.
• Support design, prototyping, and commissioning of custom test fixtures and equipment.
• Collaborate with test engineers, magnet designers, and manufacturing engineers to apply lessons learned to future designs.
• Manage virtual and physical inventory, organize assembly areas, and update manufacturing BOMs.
• Assist hardware procurement, evaluating vendor specs and ensuring incoming parts meet quality standards.
• Track test metrics and progress against program milestones.

Skills

Multidisciplinary engineering

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

National Instruments

Thermocouples & voltage taps

CAD (SolidWorks/NX)

Job description

Thea Energy Inc. seeks a disciplined student intern in mechanical engineering to support test documentation, fixture design, and manufacturing BOM management. You will work with magnet designers and engineers to implement lessons learned from testing into future designs, and help procure parts while tracking key metrics.

This role is on-site in New Jersey and welcomes multidisciplinary candidates. Ideal candidates are pursuing relevant degrees, have hands-on project experience, and can lift up