Engineering Co-Op Fall 2026

Position Summary

This Co-Op would work with the AddUp engineering team to learn and refine skill sets like material testing/development, design for additive manufacturing, and general problem solving and apply them to real projects that utilize Laser Powder Bed Fusion. They would regularly work on project-specific material characterization as well as a short capstone project in their downtime.

Degree Program

• Must be pursuing a 4-year degree in materials, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering (or equivalent)
• Has completed at least 1-3 years of that degree program

Coursework

• Required: Introduction to Materials (Structures/Properties of Materials), Engineering Math/Calculus 1, Introduction to Chemistry, and a laboratory class (all of these or equivalent)
• Desired: Material Testing Principles/Lab, Metallography, Physics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Basic Design Principles

Skills

(Not all required, but a plus):

• Metallography and optical microscopy
• Material testing
• Tensile
• Hardness
• Roughness
• Microstructure
• Etc.
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Additive manufacturing experience
• Traditional manufacturing experience
• Welding experience
• Hand tools
• Design principles (DFM/DFAM)
• SolidWorks or equivalent
• Dimensional testing experience (calipers, micrometers, blue light scanning)
• Technical presentations/communication

Other Preferences

(Not required, but a plus): US Citizen