Professor - Mechanical Engineering jobs in Santa Barbara, CA

Overview

Waters | Wyatt Technology is always looking to hire outstanding future talent for our company. The Waters | Wyatt Technology team is looking to hire a Mechanical Engineering Intern out of our Santa Barbara, California location. 

Waters is laser focused on:

Groundbreaking Life-Science Innovation: With our scientific expertise, we aim to solve problems that matter. We develop innovative analytical technologies to catalyze groundbreaking advancements in drug discovery, propel clinical development, and ensure the safety and quality of both small and large molecule therapies, including novel modalities such as Cell & Gene Therapy and mRNA.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Our people are paramount in enabling us to solve problems that matter. Waters is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative of the societies we live in. Our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is designed to shift attitudes, foster inclusive behaviors, and encourage increased representation of employees with diverse backgrounds.

Global Impact: With operations in over 35 countries and a global team of over 8,000, our work goes beyond the life sciences. We contribute to ensuring the safety of food and water, such as precise PFAS measurement, and advancing new materials and technology, including batteries for electric vehicles.

Responsibilities

Mechanical interns at Wyatt Technology are very helpful resource in various R&D projects. Projects that well suits the intern’s capability include maintenance of CAD library, design, update, and document current engineering/manufacturing tooling, and conduct mechanical engineering related testing tasks. Previous experience with ME interns at Wyatt has proved that they are imperative resources in completing small but important R&D projects and updating tooling.

• Maintain CAD library of Wyatt Mechanical Engineering designs
• Design, update, and document tooling for production, engineering, and quality department.
• Assist Wyatt engineers to conduct Mechanical Engineering related tests
• Build and test prototypes with 3D printing parts
• Following Wyatt quality system and document designs

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a Mechanical Engineering degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate level.
• Knowledge of basic opto-mechanics designs and thermal systems, e.g., lens mount.
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging hardware problems.
• Experience in engineering lab equipment (digital multi meters, oscilloscopes, etc.)
• Experience in Autodesk inventor or similar CAD software is required.
• Hands-on skills in machine shop or 3D printer are preferred.
• Experience in script programing language, e.g., python, is preferred.

The pay rate for this internship is $21-$25 per hour.

Company Description

Waters and Wyatt share a science-led heritage and a customer-focused culture, and solving the most critical scientific challenges is a powerful mission that unites us both. We are One Company with One Focus, providing customers with cutting edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the research, development, and delivery of novel therapeutics and next-generation materials. By joining our company, you’ll join a collaborative team of innovators and problem-solvers, a team that is working hard to leave the world better than we found it. We support our employees as they achieve success at work and beyond, realizing rewarding careers, healthy lives, and bright futures. One Company. One Focus.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters | Wyatt Technology. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.