Summer Engineering Internship

We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.

We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.

The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis.

Our staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Astra, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries.

Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean’s harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention.

As a Summer 2027 Engineering Intern, you will work on real technical problems that directly support the development and scaling of our Node technology.

We expect to hire interns across several engineering disciplines, including mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and software. Your specific project and responsibilities will depend on your background, interests, and the highest-priority technical needs of the team. You will work alongside experienced engineers, technicians, and operators.

We are looking for exceptional students who have demonstrated technical ability, intellectual curiosity, initiative, and a track record of building, solving, or shipping difficult things.

You will be expected to learn quickly, ask thoughtful questions, document your work, communicate openly, and take meaningful ownership of your project. Candidates should have effective interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities will vary by discipline and project, but may include:

• Own and execute a clearly defined technical project supporting our Node technology with guidance from experienced team members.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and analytical reasoning to solve technical problems.
• Build, test, troubleshoot, or improve physical or software systems.
• Analyze technical data and use results to inform engineering or process decisions.
• Create clear technical documentation, including designs, analyses, test results, software documentation, or process records.
• Participate in technical reviews and clearly communicate findings, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
• Take ownership of assigned work and proactively communicate progress and blockers.
• Incorporate feedback quickly and adapt as project priorities or requirements evolve.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in an engineering, computer science, physics, or other closely related technical field.
• Strong technical fundamentals relevant to your area of study.
• Demonstrated experience applying technical skills through coursework, research, internships, student teams,…