Powertrain Mechanical Engineer Intern – Marine Electrification

Arc; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boat days

Retirement savings

Safety support

Relocation Assistance

Office perks

Job summary

Arc is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern for a summer program in Torrance, CA. You will own hardware aspects from design to testing and help prototype and validate powertrain components for marine applications.

You’ll work with a small team in a fast-moving startup environment, applying CAD tools, hand calculations, and hands-on testing to advance next-generation propulsion concepts for electric vessels.

Qualifications

• Hands on project experience.
• Excellent grasp of the fundamentals of Mechanical, Thermal, and Fluids Engineering.
• Exposure to manufacturing methods for engineering parts.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Basic experience with CAD software.
• Familiarity with high performance electric vehicles, solar cars, Formula SAE, or similar.
• Knowledge of modeling software such as Matlab and Simulink.
• FEA experience (any platform).
• First Hand experience owning or using water sports boats.
• Exposure to sheet metal manufacturing, CNC machining, CAM, and shop tools.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Comfortable pushing a fast but sustainable pace.
• Enthusiasm for boating and clean energy.

Responsibilities

• Owning hardware completely, including specifications, design, prototyping, testing, and high-volume manufacturing
• Designing mechanical, thermal and/or fluid systems
• Getting hands on with building and testing
• Using a combination of hand calculations, prototyping, and software to engineer parts
• Supporting the design of next generation products

Skills

Hands-on experience

Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing exposure

Written and verbal communication

CAD software

High performance EVs knowledge

Matlab/Simulink

FEA experience

Water sports boats experience

Sheet metal/CNC/CAM exposure

Fast-paced manufacturing experience

Boating and clean energy enthusiasm

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Arc is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern for a summer program in Torrance, CA. You will own hardware aspects from design to testing and help prototype and validate powertrain components for marine applications.

You’ll work with a small team in a fast-moving startup environment, applying CAD tools, hand calculations, and hands-on testing to advance next-generation propulsion concepts for electric vessels.