Mechanical Engineering Intern

Description

As a mechanical intern on our engineering team, you will play a critical role on our team increasing production rate, quality, and safety by:

Designing and build fixtures and jigs for production useIdentifying and fixing product and process inefficienciesFabricating and integrating precision tooling into the production lineSolving difficult technical problems to optimize for our ultimate goal of reducing the cost of housing in Southern California

Program Details

Duration: Monday, May 20th - Friday, August 23rd, 2024

Location: The Beehive 961 E. 61st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001

Compensation: $17.00 per hour

Schedule: 9:00am-5:00pm24-40 hours; Flexible hours available.

About Model

Model/Z was started in 2024 to design and build affordable housing at a rate, cost, and quality unknown to the industry. The Model/Z product and process is designed to produce a high-quality, low-cost, net-zero ready, and most importantly, standardized, modular housing product. Model/Z is a Black-owned and operated business based in Southern California that will deliver between 1,000 – 1,500 modular housing units per year by 2025. We offer a rapidly growing, fast-paced environment which is intellectually challenging and extremely rewarding and fulfilling as we collectively aim to solve Model/Z’s affiliate, SoLa Impact is a real estate private equity firm with a double bottom line strategy focused on preserving, rehabbing, and building high-quality affordable housing in Black and brown communities. SoLa is Southern California's largest for-profit affordable housing developer and is currently in construction on over 2,000 affordable housing units across Southern California. SoLa currently owns and manages over $1.2 billion of multifamily assets, almost all of which are in low-income, black and brown communities.

Requirements

Pursuing B.S. in mechanical engineering or similar disciplineStrong mechanical engineering fundamentalsBasic machine shop build/fabrication

experience1+ year of

experience in mechanical design or build (internship and project

experience counts)

Experienced using 3D mechanical design, analysis, and drafting tools (Autodesk Inventor, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, etc.)Excellent communication

skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environmentPassion for reducing homelessness in Southern California

Nice To Have

Qualifications

Pursuing Advanced Degree In Mechanical Engineeringadvanced Fabrication

experience (CNC machining, welding, precision assembly)