Mechanical Engineer Co-Op

Storion Energy; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative energy storage solutions provider is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Co-op to support product development efforts in a hands-on role. This exciting opportunity involves working on cutting-edge battery stack development, conducting testing, and engaging in various engineering projects. You will gain valuable experience by collaborating with senior engineers, tackling real-world challenges, and contributing to the development of sustainable energy solutions. If you are a self-starter with a passion for engineering and problem-solving, this role offers a unique chance to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career.

Qualifications

• Working towards a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Hands-on experience with battery electrolyte and lab safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Support product design initiatives and VRFB stack manufacturing.
• Conduct hands-on testing in the electrochemical lab and shop floor.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Prototyping

Iterative Design

Validation Testing

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Pilot Scale Equipment

Electrochemical Lab Equipment

Job description

Overview

Storion Energy is a joint venture between Stryten Energy and Largo inc. and is at the forefront of commercializing Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs) within the United States. Largo is a vanadium mining company with the only western-friendly vanadium mine in the world, located in Brazil. Stryten is a leading lead-acid battery manufacturer supplying energy storage solutions to the automotive, industrial, and stationary power markets.

Storion Energy was formed from the VRFB divisions of each company and is focused on supplying specialty VRFB components to the long duration energy storage (LDES) market. We are uniquely positioned to drive down costs to allow new entrants into the flow battery market, which will drive competition with lithium based LDES products.

VRFB LDES products help address renewable energy intermittency issues, provide grid resiliency, and enable a cleaner electricity grid.

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Engineering Co-op will support Storion’s product development team with a focus on our battery stack development needs. This individual will support product design initiatives, VRFB stack manufacturing support, VRFB stack testing, and working on other projects as needs arise.

Storion’s product development facility is located in Wilmington, MA and we are seeking a full-time co-op to support our cutting edge product development efforts. This is an in-person role and the successful candidate is expected to be in the office 5 days per week.

Essential Functions May Include

• Working on product development
• Hands on testing in the electrochemical lab and shop floor
• Operation of pilot scale equipment and machinery
• Data collection, processing, and analysis
• Designing and modeling stack parts, GD&T
• Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• Assembly, testing, debugging, and documentation for mechanical fixtures and devices
• Experimental design (DOE)
• Root cause analysis
• Failure Mode Effects Analysis
• Many more exciting and challenging experiences
  
  

Qualifications

• Working towards BS in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• You must have housing and transportation to our Wilmington, MA location. Public transportation is not available to our office.
• You must be able and willing to work with battery electrolyte, which is acidic and requires wearing PPE (lab coat, gloves, safety glasses or goggles,
• nd other job specific PPE)
• Ability to lift 30 pound boxes of parts
  
  

We expect our co-ops to be hands on self-starters who can take a project from start to finish with ease. The successful candidate should already have excellent problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills that can be applied to cross-functional teams. The individual should be skilled at problem identification, prototyping and iterative design, validation testing, and troubleshooting.

Our environment is casual but professional and our co-op's are exposed to senior level leaders. We don’t want our co-op's to sit on the sidelines – we want you to challenge us and provide creative ways to approach projects. As a teammate, you will gain hands-on experience working on meaningful projects, network with engineers across the organization, learn what it is like to be an engineer at Storion Energy, and finally, make a lasting impact while developing lifelong skills and competencies to elevate your future career.

EEO Statement

Storion Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Storion Energy is built on the partnership of two significant players in the long-duration energy storage industry -- Stryten Energy and Largo Inc..

Stryten Energy is an innovative energy storage solutions provider with expertise in manufacturing high-quality advanced lead, lithium and vanadium batteries. Largo is a global leader in delivering high-quality vanadium products.

Through this partnership Storion is in the unique position to supply high-quality, domestically produced vanadium electrolyte on a large scale. This is critical in establishing a U.S.-based supply chain for vanadium redox flow batteries.

Learn more at storion.com .