Fire Science Intern at Stand in San Francisco, CA

Summary: Stand is a technology and insurance company focused on redefining how society assesses and mitigates climate risk for homeowners. The Fire Science Intern role involves supporting fire experimentation and simulation validation efforts, including experiment design, execution, and data processing to enhance physics-based fire modeling. Responsibilities: - Design and support controlled fire experiments by defining test conditions, configurations, and instrumentation layouts - Operate experimental instrumentation, DAQ systems, and cameras during live fire tests to ensure complete and synchronized data capture - Troubleshoot sensor, DAQ, and timing issues under real test-day constraints - Process raw experimental outputs into clean, reproducible, validation-ready datasets using repeatable workflows - Support numerical simulations and perform experimental–simulation comparisons for fire model validation - Maintain clear run logs, data documentation, and experimental runbooks to ensure repeatability and knowledge transfer Required Qualifications: - Hands-on experience setting up and operating experimental instrumentation and DAQ systems - Familiarity with fire-related experiments and strong laboratory safety discipline - Experience operating sensors or diagnostics and aligning multi-channel data in time - Proficiency in time-series data processing, visualization, and basic data quality checks - Strong documentation habits, including run logs, data notes, and clear technical summaries - Ability to work independently and troubleshoot issues during live experiments Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with CFD / fire modeling tools - Familiarity with experimental validation of numerical or physics-based models - Experience working in test-day or field-like experimental environments under time pressure Required Skills: Experimental instrumentation, Data acquisition systems, Fire modeling tools Important Skills: Time-series data processing, Laboratory safety discipline Nice-to-Have Skills: Troubleshooting skills, documentation habits, Independent work