Engineering Intern
AMPeers
Engineering Intern
AMPeers
Manufactures high-temperature superconducting STAR wires
Background & Job Description
Discovered at the University of Houston in 1987, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape carries dramatically higher current densities than copper and aluminum with near-zero resistance.
Ampeers is a technology startup out of Houston, TX, developing next-generation REBCO high-temperature superconductor tapes and symmetric tape round (STAR®) superconducting wires. Our technology enables the widespread adoption of superconductors in fusion magnets, power transmission, and next-generation energy systems.
No one sells the equipment to make what we make, so we design and build our own. Turning a lab discovery into manufactured wire draws on mechanical design, thermal and fluid systems, chemistry, controls, cryogenics, and data, often all in the same problem. Engineering interns spend 10 to 12 weeks embedded with our engineering team, working with them to define and own a project that measurably improves how we make our product. At the end of the summer, interns present their results to the team.
Job Responsibilities
Work with the engineering team to define a project, then own it from investigation through results.
Learn the system-level requirements and constraints your project sits within.
Design, build, test, or analyze as your project demands, including CAD and fabrication drawings where needed.
Document findings, decisions, and results in a format that carries forward after the internship ends.
Contribute to troubleshooting and day-to-day problem solving alongside the team.
Present your results to the engineering team at the end of the summer.
Requirements
Currently pursuing a degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or a related field, graduating after Summer 2027.
A track record of building, fixing, or investigating things, in a lab, on a project team, in a job, or on your own.
Comfort with ambiguous, hands-on problems and learning unfamiliar systems quickly.
Preferred Requirements
Experience taking a project from an open question to a working result.
Ampeers is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.
AMPeers makes and sells high-temperature superconductor wires, especially the STAR wire, and also provides consulting and research services. STAR wire is REBCO-based and comes as a thin 1–2 mm diameter tape that can carry 300–600 times the current of copper wires of the same size while remaining superconductive up to 77 Kelvin, with high bendability for compact magnets. The company differentiates itself through very small-diameter, highly bendable HTS wires, high current density at higher operating temperatures, close collaborations with the University of Houston and national labs, and SBIR/STTR funding rather than venture capital. AMPeers aims to scale manufacturing, validate its technology via collaborations, and apply its HTS solutions to high-field magnet markets such as next-generation particle accelerators, compact fusion reactors, and advanced MRI systems.
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