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Who We Are:
Join the Surface Engineering and Materials Chemistry Section, within the Materials Engineering Department as a Summer Intern! Our group synthesizes materials and coatings to enhance the optical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, or structural properties of components. As a member of the team, you will help develop creative solutions for existing and next-generation technologies for both government and industry clients. You will have the opportunity to work with scientists and engineers who are experts in their fields and gain exposure to a diverse array of projects and technologies.
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Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas
For more information about this division, visit the Mechanical Engineering home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here .
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An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran, or genetic information
Join the Surface Engineering and Materials Chemistry Section, within the Materials Engineering Department as a Summer Intern! Our group synthesizes materials and coatings to enhance the optical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, or structural properties of components. As a member of the team, you will help develop creative solutions for existing and next-generation technologies for both government and industry clients. You will have the opportunity to work with scientists and engineers who are experts in their fields and gain exposure to a diverse array of projects and technologies.
Objectives of this Role:
- Work alongside engineering staff to perform experiments in material synthesis and characterization, thin film coating fabrication, process optimization and development.
- Be a solution-oriented problem solver that exercises creativity and independent judgement in determining approaches to solve a wide range of technical problems.
- Learn new technical skills to complete project work and develop new materials and processes.
- Get exposed to a variety of projects and real world technical problems.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
- Assist with building components, subunits, models, and adaptations of standard equipment.
- Performs experiments; documents in lab notebook, interprets data to determine pass/fail criteria for next steps
- Hands-on work in laboratory environments.
- Quickly learn chemical and material synthesis processes.
- Assemble data and contribute to reports.
Requirements:
- Must be pursuing a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering.
- 0 years: Strong interest in materials, chemical engineering, technical challenges, and problem solving
- Strong Communication Skills.
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Special Requirements:
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas
For more information about this division, visit the Mechanical Engineering home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here .
For benefits information at all other locations, click here .
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran, or genetic information
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