Mechanical Engineer (Internship) - Summer 2025

Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! 

• Design key components and systems to be used in upcoming prototypes or related R&D facilities.
• Work with fabrication team to cut, print and assemble any relevant components
• Manage CAD designs, FEA and support design leads on BOM, inventory and procurements related to upcoming builds
• Conduct independent research projects related to sub-assembly optimization and origination of key product requirements.
• Procurement management for product team – ensure short lead-times, competitive bids and work flows are managed on a daily, weekly and long-term basis.
• Provide strategic and creative solutions to the product development team.
• Support the upkeep and management of workshop and fabrication space.
• Provide support to operation team on various procurements, inventory mgmt. and cost saving within R&D.
• Ensure all facilities meet company protocols for worker safety and quality control during prototype design and builds

Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
• Fluent or high aptitude for CAD/CAM design software (Autodesk, Solidworks preferred)
• Demonstrated strong mechanical and problem-solving skills and ability to design mechanical components that meet required specifications.
• Proficient in MS Office solutions and comfortable presenting data, and technical review docs during meetings with internal & external parties.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Hard working, goal oriented, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast pace work environment
• Creative, problem solving mindset – outspoken team player
• Must be able to lift boxes and materials up to 50lbs
• Valid drivers license preferred