Manufacturing Intern

Part-time | Hourly | 3333 S Hwy 6, Houston, TX 77082 | Start: ASAP or Fall 2026

Dex Mat makes Galvorn, a next-generation advanced carbon material that delivers what no incumbent material can: conductivity, strength, light weighting, and flexibility in a single, industrially scalable form factor. Our production at scale is higher-performing, less energy-intensive, and less expensive than today’s most pervasive metals.

Since founding we’ve increased production capacity by 3000x while bringing costs down 99.6%. In 2025 we more than doubled the amount of Galvorn produced and sold—and were named Startup of the Year at Trellis Impact, a global climate tech competition spanning 109 companies across 13 countries.

We're shipping from Houston today to customers in aerospace, defense, wire and cable, and data center infrastructure. Our first Joint Development Agreement with a Tier 1 global wire and cable manufacturer is signed. The next phase is building the commercial pipeline that gets us to offtake. This hire is central to achieving that.
We are building a company on track to reach kiloton commercial scale within 5 years- and in doing so, rewrite how industry thinks about materials, performance, and environmental impact. If that's the kind of thing you want to have been part of building, this is the moment to join.

We're looking for a junior or senior undergraduate student to join Dex Mat as a part-time Manufacturing & Process Intern, starting as soon as possible or in Fall 2026. Seniors are preferred - ideally, this role runs through your final year and converts to a full-time offer upon graduation. Strong juniors are welcome to apply; we're open to the right person regardless of class year.

Working closely with Dex Mat's Production Engineer and reporting to the Director of Scale-Up and Manufacturing, you will help plan and execute the downstream end of Galvorn production - converting spun fiber into finished customer and ensuring every shipment meets specification. This is real production work, not a shadowing rotation. Products you build and verify will ship to actual customers.

Execution is only part of it. We want someone who actively looks for ways to improve what they're doing - whether that means automating a repetitive data step, using AI tools to catch quality patterns earlier, or rethinking how a process is sequenced. If you see something that could be faster, safer, or more reliable, we want you to say so and help fix it.

Downstream Processing

• Convert spun fibers into finished customer products using twisting, winding, braiding, textile fabrication, and other construction methods

Characterization & Quality

• Perform material characterization and quality verification throughout manufacturing - electrical, mechanical, and dimensional
• Document production data accurately and confirm conformance to internal quality standards before shipment
• Identify and flag out-of-spec results; participate in root cause investigation
• Assemble customer orders, prepare packaging, generate shipping labels and documentation
• Coordinate outbound shipments and ensure accurate inventory usage and order traceability

Lab & Facility Upkeep

• Maintain an organized, safe production workspace through routine equipment upkeep, inventory organization, and general housekeeping

Process Improvement

• Proactively identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, reduce error, or improve throughput
• Leverage AI and software tools to support data logging, quality pattern recognition, or workflow improvement
• Propose and implement changes; document what…