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Test Engineering Intern

The Boring Company
Bastrop, TX Intern
POSTED ON 4/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2025

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and conduct experiments that serve to optimize the tunneling process (increase speed, reduce cost).
  • Design and conduct experiments that validate machine reliability.
  • Develop data-based models for key tunneling parameters.
  • Communicate with all stakeholders in the test process and clearly convey results and consequences.
  • Ensure all systems are compliant with appropriate regulations such as MSHA, OSHA, NEC, NFPA, Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Location.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor or graduate degree in physics, chemistry, math and / or engineering.
  • Experience conducting research - hypothesize, design experiments, collect data, verify / reject hypotheses.
  • Hands-on hardware experience fabricating and assembling complex systems - can be in a professional, academic or recreational setting.
  • Experience analyzing data using software (Python, Mathematica, Matlab, R, etc.).
  • Strong math and physics skills (Calculus 1 & 2, Physics 1 & 2)
  • Acute attention to detail.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience on cross-functional technical projects (mechanical, electrical, software).
  • Design experience using CAD software, FEA software, PCB design software, and / or software development.
  • Experience analyzing data using Python.
  • Experience in creating original technical deliverables (papers, presentations, posters, etc.)
  • Knowledgeable in multivariable calculus and linear algebra.
  • Knowledgeable in kinematics, thermodynamics, mechatronics, mechanism design, fluid power system concepts and design, dynamics, material selection, testing methods, and common machining and fabrication processes.
  • Basic knowledge of tunnel boring processes and related systems (excavation, ground conditioning, grout, tunnel lining, muck removal, etc.)
  • Culture We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

    Benefits We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

    The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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