Magnet Engineering Intern - Fall 2026

Thea Energy • Kearny, NJ

1d • $18 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future. We are looking for talented technical interns to join our stellar team for the summer or during the school year! This is an onsite internship program. Summer internships are 12-16 weeks long for 40 hours per week, or flexible school year internships are available for 30+ hours per week, tailored to your academic schedule. Magnet Engineering Interns will support design and testing for Thea Energy’s HTS magnet prototyping programs, which include large scale HTS magnet systems and other fusion magnet-related technology. Responsibilities may range from mechanical design, including CAD and FEA, to electromagnetic simulation, hardware prototyping, and execution of cryogenic testing.

Requirements

• Enrolled in a STEM undergraduate or graduate program (mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, etc.)
• Interest in clean and sustainable energy to combat climate change.
• Hands-on or computational experience through academic research, club projects, hackathons, or industry internships.
• Highly self-motivated, independent, and driven to solve problems.
• Authorized to work in the US.
• Willingness to learn new things!
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.

Nice To Haves

• High-temperature superconducting magnet engineering, manufacturing, and testing
• Cryogenic and vacuum systems
• Instrumentation and diagnostic systems
• Electrical and control systems engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Various modeling, simulation, and data analysis roles including but not limited to COMSOL, ANSYS, Python, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Microsoft Visio, LabVIEW

Responsibilities

• Support design and testing for Thea Energy’s HTS magnet prototyping programs.
• Mechanical design, including CAD and FEA.
• Electromagnetic simulation.
• Hardware prototyping.
• Execution of cryogenic testing.

Benefits

• Compensation: $18-25/hr Undergraduate and $26-30/hr Post-graduate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed