Spring 2027 Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Co-Op

Fourth Power • Middleton, MA

9d • $22 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Fourth Power is hiring students for its Spring 2027 engineering co-op program to work alongside engineers and technicians on hardware for its high-temperature energy storage system. The co-op will contribute to testing and optimizing system components, designing and maintaining mechanical test apparatus, setting up instrumentation and data acquisition, conducting experiments, analyzing results, and documenting and presenting findings. The role is full-time and fixed-term, running from January through May or June 2027; it does not include a commitment to full-time employment after the session ends. The position is on-site at Fourth Power’s Bedford and Middleton, Massachusetts facilities, and lab work takes place in a high-temperature test environment.

Requirements

• Be an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering, materials science, or a related field, having completed at least sophomore year before the session starts; master’s students may also apply.
• Be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the session.
• Have completed coursework in mechanics of materials (strength of materials), materials science, thermodynamics, and an instrumentation and measurement lab.
• Have basic CAD experience, such as SolidWorks or similar.
• Be comfortable working hands-on in a lab or shop environment.
• Have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate clearly with fellow engineers and technicians.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework in heat transfer.
• Experience with LabVIEW or other data acquisition software.
• Exposure to simulation tools such as Ansys.
• Experience using Python, MATLAB, or Excel for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Contribute hands-on to testing and optimization of key components in the high-temperature energy storage system.
• Help design, build, and maintain mechanical test apparatus used to evaluate component and subsystem performance.
• Set up instrumentation and data acquisition, run experiments, and analyze results.
• Document test procedures and findings, and present results to the engineering team.
• Follow lab safety protocols in a high-temperature test environment.

What This Job Offers

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