Mechanical Engineering Co-op

Overview

Cooling is set to become the world’s single largest use of electricity in buildings by 2050. As a result, air conditioning (AC) represents one of the largest risks to our climate. Residential use alone is set to account for an increase of more than 0.5 ⁰C in global surface temperature. Transaera aims to reduce the global climate impact of ACs by innovating the 100 year old technology to be more efficient.

Transaera is a small but fast-growing startup based in Somerville, MA that has demonstrated more than 40% energy savings in commercial air conditioners. With recently closed funding and scale-up imminent, Transaera is in an exciting period of growth and is looking for a passionate engineer to join our team as we grow through the spring.

• Support the development of our novel ACs by creating test fixtures and developing and executing test plans to continue development.
• Design and build test fixtures, as well as data acquisition and analysis for design validation.
• Be organized, creative, and collaborative.

• Improving or iterating existing designs through CAD modeling and rapid prototyping techniques such as laser cutting or 3D printing.
• Ordering and assembling hardware for custom test fixtures.
• Running experiments, analyzing data, and reporting results.
• Creating and documenting test procedures and design processes.
• Management and organization of testing area, tool inventory and general test infrastructure upkeep.

Student must submit a cover letter. Submitting a portfolio is preferred but not required. Company may be relocating and is unclear if new location will be accessible by public transportation.