Internship - Mechanical Engineer/Simulation
Housed in the largest industrial complex of its time, the historic Amoskeag Millyard in New Hampshire, DEKA employs a team of over five hundred professionals, whose engineering, design, manufacturing and quality expertise make DEKA a hot spot for creating innovative solutions and advanced technologies. Located about an hour from Boston, the beach, and the mountains, DEKA is one of the leading research and development companies in the country and is the birthplace of some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical/Simulation Engineering Intern to work in a dynamic R&D environment this summer. In this role you will work alongside a group of passionate engineers to create innovative solutions that truly make a difference.
DEKA offers Internships and Co-Ops for full time students* (must be at least 18 years of age). Internships last a minimum of 10 weeks, 12 preferred. All summer internships must start no later than June 17, 2019.
Responsibilities:
- Support mechanical groups designing a family of medical products using computer-aided methods: CFD, FEA.
- Development of CFD and FEA methods in support of product development requirements.
- For example, a task could be to learn conjugate heat transfer simulation methods in OpenFoam for an electronics enclosure, and develop a tutorial.
- The complexity of the task will be commensurate with the experience and completed college course work.
Requirements:
- Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Mechanical Engineering program.
- Open Foam fluids software experience a plus.
- Programming experience a plus.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be detailed oriented
Applicants should be aware that short-term housing options in Manchester, NH are limited and that DEKA is not able to assist with housing.
Public transportation is available and routes/schedules can be found by visiting the Manchester Transit Authority website, www.mtabus.org.
Please be aware that we try to make sure that our internship opportunities are well defined and will provide a unique experience. We understand that most candidates would like to know if they have a placement as soon as possible, but at DEKA it takes more time than other companies. We will try to let you know as soon as we can, but encourage you to pursue other opportunities as well.
*A full time student is defined as being enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits per semester at an undergraduate program, or a minimum of 9 credits per semester for a graduate program.