Mechanical Engineer (Intern) at VECARIUS, Inc. in Somerville, MA

Summary: VECARIUS, Inc. is an emerging leader in exhaust waste heat recovery systems, seeking a Mechanical Engineer Intern to participate in the design and development of energy harvester technologies. The role involves working in a multi-disciplinary environment to create and test prototypes while contributing to the company's core technologies.

Responsibilities:
- Design, analyze, fabricate, and test prototypes of an energy harvester technology involving innovative heat exchanger structures incorporating high temperature thermoelectrics
- Create detailed mechanical designs of parts, assemblies, and drawings with dimensions and manufacturing tolerances in SolidWorks CAD
- Model and analyze mechanical structures involving solid mechanics and heat transfer (conduction, convection) within heat exchangers, including mechanical and thermal stresses from thermal expansion and effects due to high temperature and material properties interfaces
- Model and analyze thermal and fluidic performance to create and improve heat exchanger design
- Develop computer models as design tools to accelerate product development
- Design, analyze, build, and instrument test stands to test prototypes and products
- Define specifications for parts and system. Lead vendors and suppliers to deliver to spec
- Participate as key technical contributor within multi-disciplinary team, involving company staff and external company partners
- Contribute to developing company’s core technologies and intellectual property
- Document designs and results in the form of detailed drawings, reports, and presentations
- Manage technical tasks and projects in order to meet overall program goals

Required Qualifications:
- Highly-proficient technical capabilities involving detailed mechanical designs for parts, assemblies, drawings, dimensions, and tolerances using SolidWorks CAD is required
- Analysis, modeling, and simulation of structural mechanics using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in SolidWorks is required along with related experience
- Analysis, modeling, and simulation of fluids and conjugate heat transfer among convection, conduction, and radiation is required
- Good communication skills, verbal and written
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to work well in a team environment
- Agility, adaptability, and resourcefulness within a dynamic work environment
- Strong desire to work in a start-up company is a must
- Pursuing or in between the following: B.S. in mechanical engineering -- plus at least 1 year of industry experience or M.S. in mechanical engineering -- industry experience is preferred

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in SolidWorks Flow Simulation, which is computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in SolidWorks, is strongly preferred
- Expertise in SolidWorks CAM for creating CNC toolpaths is strongly preferred
- Familiarity of Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) is a plus
- Experience with heat exchange and materials at high temperatures (i.e. 400 – 900 degC) is preferred
- Durability / fatigue analysis from dynamic shock and vibration in automotive vehicles is preferred
- Product development experience involving rigorous technical skills. Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) is preferred
- Experience with heat exchangers, thermoelectrics, and vacuum-sealed devices is preferred
- Technical project management is preferred
- Experience in a start-up is preferred

Required Skills: SolidWorks CAD, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), SolidWorks Flow Simulation, SolidWorks CAM, Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF), Heat exchanger design, Thermoelectrics, Vacuum-sealed devices, Durability and fatigue analysis, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA), Technical project management