Laboratory Operations Intern
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
- Scheduling and drafting reports of tests and lab components.
- Experience with: Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams
Nice To Haves
- 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
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 with up to 5% company contribution to 401K
- 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K)
- Long-term disability insurances.
- $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 and $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 AI Resources plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
