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Summer/Fall Mechanical Engineering Co-op

Halo Braid
Boston, MA Intern
POSTED ON 3/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/7/2025
About Us

Halo Braid is a cutting-edge hair technology company that uses breakthrough AI-powered engineering to help people perform beauty routines faster. We believe in healthier, happier hair for all, and we're cultivating a culture of collaboration and scientific excellence to revolutionise the hair care industry. Our first product is an AI-powered hair braiding robot that empowers stylists to reduce braiding time from hours to minutes.

We're a small and diverse team of passionate serial entrepreneurs and engineers with experience bringing successful products to market at Apple, Amazon Robotics, and Rivian. We are backed by incredible investors and teams behind MongoDB and Beats Electronics.

We are building a team of passionate, dynamic self-starters who are driven by innovation and care for the end customer.

About The Role

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Co-op for the Summer/Fall 2025 term to play a pivotal role in delivering our innovative hair braiding robot to market as we progress through the New Product Development (NPD) stage. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of hair styling technology, launch a new product suite, and have a significant impact on our fast-growing mission-driven startup. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic founding team and collaborate across Mechanical Engineering, Design, and Hardware.

Requirements

YOU HAVE

  • At least one semester remaining in your undergraduate or graduate degree
  • Experience with CAD (Solidworks preferred)
  • Experience with various rapid prototyping methods (3D printing, CNC, etc)
  • Demonstrated design intelligence, mechanical intuition, creative problem solving, and strong attention to detail
  • Strong documentation skills and the ability to convey complex ideas in a team setting
  • A willingness to fail and learn!


BONUS IF YOU HAVE

  • Interest in hair braiding/styling
  • Experience with consumer electronics, robotics, or hair styling tools
  • Experience with design optimization using FEA/CFD simulation
  • Gone through (and documented!) the design process for a project, through school or on your own time


YOU WILL

  • Contribute to the development of complex technology and product sub-assemblies
  • Utilize various rapid prototyping technologies to build, test, and iterate
  • Use hand calculations, computer simulation, and/or lab-based testing to validate designs through the development process
  • Conduct user testing and project the voice of the customer back into the design process
  • Take an active role in defining design specifications for a given concept or subsystem
  • Liaise and collaborate with suppliers to develop innovative, scalable products
  • Challenge and help refine Halo Braid's engineering practices to continuously improve design quality
  • Take an active, hands-on role to ensure that all engineering problems are resolved thoroughly

This role 40/hrs per week onsite and is based in Allston, MA at the Harvard Innovation Lab

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of hair technology, contribute to a new product, and have a significant impact on our fast-growing startup. We highly value diversity at our company and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Please apply and tell us how you can make a difference!

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