Lab Intern

Company Description Backed by leading climate and American dynamism investors, Terranova builds intelligent robotic systems to terraform the Earth itself — lifting land, restoring wetlands, and protecting critical infrastructure from floods and sea-level rise. Our mission is to preserve the built environment, create new habitats, and usher in an era of abundance. Our work supports climate resilience, disaster recovery, and defense across the United States and beyond. We're assembling a world-class team that wants to work on something real, physical, and civilization-scale. If you want your work to reshape the world — literally — this is the place to do it. What To Expect We're seeking a lab intern to support our engineering team in testing, validating, and iterating on the robotic systems that power Terranova's work. You'll spend your time hands-on in the lab — running experiments, maintaining test rigs, collecting and logging data, and helping turn engineering designs into working hardware. It's a chance to see how a physical product gets built and proven out, from bench test to field-ready system. Key Responsibilities Set up, run, and monitor lab experiments and hardware tests in support of the engineering teamMaintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot lab equipment, test rigs, and sensor instrumentationCollect, organize, and log test data, and help summarize results for engineersAssist with prototyping, assembly, and basic fabrication of hardware componentsSupport integration and validation testing as systems move from bench to fieldDocument lab procedures, test setups, and findings for the teamFollow lab safety protocols and help keep the workspace organized and running smoothly Requirements Comfortable with the pace and intensity of early-stage startup lifeWorking towards a bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or a related fieldComfortable in a lab environmentU.S. permanent residency required Preferred Skills And Experience Hands-on wet lab experienceExperience with environmental or materials testing — soil, sediment, water quality, corrosion, or durabilityFamiliarity with lab instrumentation (pH meters, spectrophotometers, GC/HPLC, microscopy)Basic data analysis skills (Excel, Python, or MATLAB) for processing experimental dataBackground in materials science, polymers, or composites a plusCoursework or project experience in environmental, geotechnical, or fluid systems a bonusStrong lab safety practices and attention to detailComfortable with fieldwork or sample collection outside the lab Compensation And Timeline $25–35/hr, plus relocation and company perksFall internship, September through December, with flexibility around your school schedule