Antares

Overview

Antares is on a mission to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt by building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors. The Manufacturing Engineering Intern will work alongside engineers to contribute to the development and testing of fission microreactors, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Help develop, revise, and release clear manufacturing work instructions for development and test hardware.
• Support the planning and execution of test builds, including build readiness, materials, tools, sequencing, and documentation.
• Develop concepts of operations (CONOPS) that define build objectives, roles, workflow, safety considerations, and expected outcomes.
• Lead defined portions of test and development builds under the guidance of manufacturing engineers.
• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, inspection, and test support as appropriate for the assigned hardware and training.
• Capture build data, deviations, issues, and lessons learned; translate findings into improved instructions and processes.
• Partner with design, test, quality, and operations teams to resolve build issues and incorporate manufacturability feedback.
• Maintain an organized, safe, and quality-focused work environment while following applicable procedures and controls.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering or another relevant engineering or technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience through coursework, a student design team, research, employment, or personal technical projects.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly in written instructions and verbal updates.
• Ability to work collaboratively and learn in a hands-on manufacturing and test environment.
• Experience creating procedures, work instructions, build plans, test plans, or other technical documentation.
• Experience assembling, fabricating, integrating, or testing mechanical hardware.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, CAD, GD&T, bills of materials, or manufacturing process documentation.
• Experience collecting test data, documenting nonconformances or build issues, and communicating results.
• Participation in Formula SAE, Baja SAE, rocketry, robotics, maker, laboratory, or comparable hands-on project work.
• Comfort working through ambiguity, asking precise questions, and taking ownership of defined deliverables.
• Ability to follow required safety procedures and use assigned personal protective equipment in manufacturing, laboratory, and test environments.

Benefits

• Relocation stipend
• Housing stipend

Additional Information

• Internships are based at the Torrance headquarters and require onsite work five days per week.
• Two cohorts available: May 17 – August 13 and June 14 – September 10.