Test Engineering Intern

At Aircapture we’re creating and scaling a circular carbon economy to solve what we believe to be our lifetime's most pressing challenge: the climate crisis. We supply commercial and industrial customers with clean CO2 captured from our atmosphere to radically improve the environment, our economy, and our lives. We value building a team of people who represent diverse backgrounds--be it thought, education, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation--to reach our goals. Thank you for considering us. As a Test Engineering Intern you will play a key role in moving our test engineering forward at a groundbreaking climate technology startup, working closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical and Test engineers. If you are looking for a project-based summer internship in which you'll get hands on experience, this is the role for you! This is a full time, Summer opportunity at our research and development facility in Berkeley, California. Pay rate: $25 per hour, plus up to $400 in travel reimbursement for those relocating from outside of the Bay Area. What You’ll Do Here Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot Aircapture test equipment and machines to evaluate design changes, validate hardware, and pursue continuous improvement through Design of Experiments (DOE) Write and execute test plans and test reports to support Aircapture’s engineering efforts Create documentation packages for new and ongoing Aircapture projects Conduct exploratory data analysis and investigation to identify trends, optimize our DAC machines, and support test results Partner with the data analysis team to develop new data pathways for visualization and modeling Your Skills and Abilities Include Completed Junior year or equivalent studying Mechanical Engineering or a related field by Summer 2026 Experience with developing and carrying out test plans or procedures Experience with data analysis and visualization Basic understanding of engineering concepts such as thermodynamics, chemistry, and power systems Ability to work proactively, manage a diverse workload, and effectively present and communicate technical information Hands-on machine shop experience a plus Aircapture strives to create a safe, inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. Every teammate adds to who we are, diversifying our ideas, experiences and viewpoints and makes us stronger. We hope you feel welcome here.