What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineer Intern position at Particle Measuring Systems?
Do you want to be part of a business that genuinely values entrepreneurialism, innovation and individual accountability? We focus on our customers and are proud of the difference our technology makes. We partner with some of the biggest manufacturing companies in the world and our technical innovations are used to enhance well-known brands across multiple industries.
Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) sets the standard for cleanroom contamination monitoring. With over 60 patents, we create the technology enabling our customers to make fact-based decisions, improve process yields, and comply with ever-changing regulatory requirements.
The Role
As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will collaborate on highly technical products with a team of dedicated engineers and scientists from various disciplines. Under the guidance of your manager and assigned mentor, you will develop and implement engineering solutions for product enhancements and new development projects. As a member of a cross-functional team, you will play a key role in providing mechanical engineering solutions related to gas and liquid particle counting systems.
Specific Job Responsibilities
Location – This is an “in-office” position with Covid precautions being taken. The location of this position is in Boulder, CO. This is a 40-hour-per-week full-time position for the 2025 summer (3 months). Local candidates only
Pay Range
$25 per hour
How We Determine What We Pay (compensation Philosophy)
Particle Measuring Systems determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for the Boulder, Colorado area. We will evaluate external equity, which is the relative marketplace job worth of jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
For new hires, we to make competitive offers between the minimum and around the midpoint of the range. This allows the new employee room for future merit increases during review cycles. There may be times when we will offer above the midpoint. The decision to do so will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills.
Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and the compensation rates of the employees within the company doing the same position.
Particle Measuring Systems is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) sets the standard for cleanroom contamination monitoring. With over 60 patents, we create the technology enabling our customers to make fact-based decisions, improve process yields, and comply with ever-changing regulatory requirements.
The Role
As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will collaborate on highly technical products with a team of dedicated engineers and scientists from various disciplines. Under the guidance of your manager and assigned mentor, you will develop and implement engineering solutions for product enhancements and new development projects. As a member of a cross-functional team, you will play a key role in providing mechanical engineering solutions related to gas and liquid particle counting systems.
Specific Job Responsibilities
- Supporting research, new product development, and sustaining engineering activities.
- Designing mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical assemblies with support from your functional manager and assigned mentor.
- Execution of test plans, prepare and present detailed test reports.
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Opto-Mechanical Engineering as a third- or fourth-year student or enrolled in a graduate program.
- Coursework in fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, physics, and machine design.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD is required.
- Self-directed and able to collaborate as part of a cross-functional team.
- Excellent technical problem-solving skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to follow detailed directions.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Coursework in thermal analysis, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, machine design, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5M.
- Opto-mechanical coursework experience is a strong plus.
- CSWA Certification.
Location – This is an “in-office” position with Covid precautions being taken. The location of this position is in Boulder, CO. This is a 40-hour-per-week full-time position for the 2025 summer (3 months). Local candidates only
Pay Range
$25 per hour
How We Determine What We Pay (compensation Philosophy)
Particle Measuring Systems determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for the Boulder, Colorado area. We will evaluate external equity, which is the relative marketplace job worth of jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
For new hires, we to make competitive offers between the minimum and around the midpoint of the range. This allows the new employee room for future merit increases during review cycles. There may be times when we will offer above the midpoint. The decision to do so will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills.
Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and the compensation rates of the employees within the company doing the same position.
Particle Measuring Systems is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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