engineering
Added Apr 28Mechanical Engineer Summer Intern
at ReWorked.ai
Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesRemote
Requirements
- What you’ll do Implement a real-time sun-position algorithm (NOAA SPA / pvlib) on a Teensy 4.1 / Raspberry Pi 5 stack, ingesting live GPS coordinates for route-aware tracking Derive the inter-panel shading constraint for the pontoon’s panel layout and incorporate it into both the efficiency model and the controller Assess whole-array vs.
- QUALIFICATIONS — BOTH POSITIONS Required (both tracks) Undergraduate or graduate student in ME, EE, Ocean Engineering, or Robotics Completed coursework in feedback control systems Python programming (numpy, pandas, matplotlib) and comfort with Linux CLI Hands-on
- experience with microcontrollers (Arduino, Teensy, RPi, or similar) Comfortable working near or on water Preferred
- Experience with mechatronics or actuator-driven hardware projects Familiarity with autonomous vehicle or marine navigation concepts (guidance laws, waypoint following, convoy control) C++ firmware
- experience (PlatformIO) Exposure to CAD tools (SolidWorks, Rhino, or equivalent) Track A: familiarity with solar / PV fundamentals or pvlib Track B:
Benefits
- Both positions share the same qualifications, compensation, and location.
- experience with wireless communication protocols (RF, LoRa, or similar) COMPENSATION & LOGISTICS $18/hr, supported through the MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program.
Additional details
- ABOUT THE PROJECT Voltic Shipping is a Y Combinator-backed clean energy startup developing solar-powered cargo vessels for global trade routes. Backed by the U.S.
- Department of Energy and NOAA, our mission is to decarbonise ocean freight.
- Our engineering team is based in East Boston, MA, and this internship is supported through the MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program.
- Your analytical findings will directly inform Voltic's product roadmap.
- The hardware build and harbor trial are the means of validating that the model can be trusted across the global latitudes and seasons where Voltic's vessels operate.
- THE POSITIONS We are hiring two interns for Summer 2025, each fully dedicated to one independent engineering project.