Laboratory Operations Intern

MatX•Mountain View, CA

26d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
Strong understanding of: Scheduling and drafting reports of tests and lab components.
Experience with: Design of Experiments (DOE)
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams
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.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of: HVAC or Liquid cooling systems
Knowledge of: Laboratory expertise
Basic Product management expertise for scheduling
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

4 weeks PTO (accrued)
12 company Holidays
up to 3 weeks remote work
Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents
Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents
life insurance (employee only)
HSA and FSA offerings via Lively
Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans
up to 5% company contribution to 401K
100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K)
$1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)
MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday
Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides.
$50/mo to use on the perk you value most
$35/mo for cellular
$40/mo for wifi
100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood
10 weeks pregnancy disability leave
flexible return-to-work hours
Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit.
Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity