New Product Integration Engineer Co-Op- Jan 2024- Summer 2024

In this role, you will use your interdisciplinary skills to create compelling mechanical designs, work with contractors, and ensure smooth plant integration. We are looking for a self-motivated team player with unique viewpoints excited to build a new generation of electrolysis equipment.  We are hiring multiple candidates for this role.

This position will be based in San Carlos, CA.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Team members could work on any number of the following tasks based on their interest, experience, and expertise:

• Collaborate with plant engineering, system engineering, and outside contractors
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis
• Create test plans for mechanical systems
• Create custom drawings and system specifications, and select off the shelf components
• Work closely with suppliers to manage part quality and delivery timing
• Work with design teams to create factory acceptance test pass procedures and then create hardware to run those tests
• Create manufacturing plan, work instructions, and design fixtures/tooling for the electrolyzer plant
• Work with supply chain to identify partners/suppliers/contractors and bring partners/suppliers/contractors up to speed
• Work with the factory/manufacturing facility/fabricators to incorporate release cycles
• Work with teams to determine which features and improvements get added to the product during release cycles and the timing of the release cycles.
• Identify areas for DFM and cost improvement and work with teams to integrate it into the product.
• Train and hand off the product manufacturing to the sustaining manufacturing team once the first few plant(s) are manufactured.
• Create the plant installation plan, work instructions and manage/document the first plant installation.
• Work with relevant teams to develop Plant Commissioning Procedure, Plan, and Execute it for the first product plant.
• Research, test, and own the development of a software database for commissioning future plants.
• Take ownership and quickly resolve multi-disciplinary fabrication and field issues during deployment of product launch.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Working towards the completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in General Engineering
• Project team (FSA, first robotics, rocket team, solar car team, etc.) or prior internship experience preferred
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work well with others
• Eagerness to seek better solutions, asking fundamental questions
• Self-starter with an ability to spot problems and take initiative to solve them
• Ability to effectively communicate in a constructive manner
• Passion for decarbonization highly preferred

COMPENSATION:

• $1500 transportation stipend will be provided or relocation 3,000