Manufacturing Engineer Intern
About The Role
H3X is building the most advanced electric motors for sustainable aviation, marine, industrial, and defense applications. As a manufacturing engineering intern, you will support the low volume production line across all HPDM product lines. You will work closely with design engineers to establish production requirements, conceptualize new manufacturing solutions, and collaborate on implementing feedback to continuously improve processes.
Responsibilities
- Work with design engineers to establish production requirements
- Conceptualize new and novel approaches to solve manufacturing problems
- Propose new materials, fixture concepts, equipment, or other solutions
- Design tools and fixtures to improve manufacturing processes
- Analyze recurring manufacturing discrepancies and implement solutions
- Collaborate with design engineers on implementation of manufacturing feedback
- Execute first application and testing of new fixtures and process improvements
- Interface with manufacturing engineers and assembly technicians
- Create, implement, and revise process plans and mBOMs to support production
- Lead LEAN manufacturing processes in support of continuous improvement initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Hands-on experience assembling mechanical systems
- SolidWorks proficient (or similar)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organized and strong attention to detail
- Exceptional understanding of engineering fundamentals
- Action biased, results-driven mentality
- Willingness to learn quickly
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with manufacturing processes (machining, assembly, & composites)
- Experience with producing 2D part drawings and GD&T
- Experience with inspection methods and metrology equipment
Benefits & Compensation
- $23.00 - $37.00 / hr based on school level & experience
- Relocation stipend
- Monthly company events
- Friday Team Lunch
The Company
H3X Technologies is a U.S.-based manufacturer of electric motors for sustainable aviation, marine, industrial, and defense applications. They have developed a family of integrated motor drives that can scale in power from 30kW to 30MW with power densities as high as 12 kW/kg and best-in-class efficiency. This high performance is enabled by novel scalable core technology and proprietary manufacturing processes for motor stacking, winding, and assembly. The design, manufacturing, and testing of their products is done in-house at their headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. H3X’s world-class team is composed of experts from Tesla, SpaceX, GE Aviation, and Siemens with deep knowledge in electric machines, power electronics, material science, control systems, and advanced manufacturing. They take pride in their multidisciplinary approach, relentless dedication, high capital efficiency, and Skunkworks-style execution. H3X has raised over $30M and has backing from top VC firms and strategic firms including Lockheed Martin, Hanwha, Y Combinator, Cubit Capital, Metaplanet, TechNexus, and Liquid 2 Ventures to deploy capital for rapid scaleup. H3X is poised to become the world’s leading supplier of advanced electric motors by 2030 to drive deep decarbonization in aviation, marine, and heavy industrial applications and unlock next-generation electrified defense technology to strengthen national security. H3X is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.