Manufacturing Engineering Intern (HTS Magnets)

Location: Kearny, New Jersey, United States; on-site

Salary: $21–$25 per hour

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures high-temperature superconducting magnet technology.

What you will do

• Generate and update manufacturing documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, and quality criteria for HTS magnet assembly.
• Support the design, prototyping, and commissioning of custom tooling, fixtures, test equipment, and manufacturing equipment.
• Collaborate with magnet designers, test engineers, and manufacturing engineers to apply lessons learned from testing and shop-floor activities to future designs.
• Manage virtual and physical inventory, organize assembly areas, and update manufacturing BOMs.
• Support hardware procurement by evaluating vendor specifications and checking incoming parts against quality standards.
• Track production metrics, test results, and progress against critical program milestones.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, or a related technical field.
• Understand engineering drawings and spatial mechanics; exposure to GD&T is a plus.
• Have hands-on experience designing, building, and testing mechanical or electrical hardware through projects such as Formula SAE, rocketry, or robotics.
• Familiarity with LabVIEW, Python, National Instruments equipment, thermocouples, voltage taps, CAD software such as SolidWorks or NX, and test-control hardware.
• Experience with fabrication or assembly processes including machining, hand tools, manual mills, CNC, fastened or bonded assemblies, and soldering.
• Must be able to work on-site in an industrial facility and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside multidisciplinary test, magnet design, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Work independently and collaboratively while solving complex engineering problems.
• The facility includes industrial hazards such as heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.
• Requires extended periods of typing, standing, or sitting.