Company Description
Backed by leading climate and American dynamism investors, Terranova builds intelligent robotic systems to terraform the Earth itself - lifting land, restoring wetlands, and protecting critical infrastructure from floods and sea-level rise.
Our mission is to preserve the built environment, create new habitats, and usher in an era of abundance. Our work supports climate resilience, disaster recovery, and defense across the United States and beyond.
We’re assembling a world-class team that wants to work on something real, physical, and civilization-scale. If you want your work to reshape the world (literally), this is the place to do it.
What to to Expect
As a Test Engineering Intern at Terranova, you will own system level testing and the qualification of new designs.
You’ll be testing large-scale robotic systems that operate in the most demanding environments on Earth. Expect to be hands-on, spend long hours in the factory and in the field working alongside technicians and operators.
Key Responsibilities
Design in-field full system test and in-warehouse subsystem level testing to ensure the reliability of the robots
Perform first-principles engineering, FEA, hand calculations to optimize designs for real-world operation environments
Execute test campaigns and push hardware to its limits to ensure field reliability and deliver battle-tested systems
Own test setup from mechanical design, to any quick circuits/electronics, to data analysis and deriving conclusions
Preferred Skills and Experience
Experience in electromechanical system design and analysis (plus for experience in machinery, robotics, or heavy industrial equipment )
CAD proficiency (OnShape, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or NX)
Hands-on fabrication and prototyping skills - you enjoy working in the shop
Deep mechanical intuition and ability to design from first principles
Python coding and data analysis
Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Comfortable with the pace and intensity of early-stage startup life
Working towards a bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field
U.S. permanent residency required
Nice to Have Skills
Experience in high voltage AC power (480V, 120+ kW) conversion systems and lithium batteries
Experience with pumps and fluidics
Experience in electromechanical controls, hydraulics, or field-deployed systems
Experience with compliance, HAZOP, or FMEA tools for machine safety
Compensation and Timeline
$20-28/hr + relocation + company perks
Summer Internship from May-September depending on your school schedule
Top Skills
What We Do
Terranova is rewriting the adaptation playbook by reshaping terrain itself. We do this with robots the size of cars that inject a wood slurry deep underground. This terraforming process precisely lifts properties out of their flood zones with no surface disturbance. This elevation is permanent and provides proactive protection for all types of infrastructure, wetlands, and new development projects. Our three robot and one mothership system can lift an acre by a foot every day, enabling rapid post-flood recovery. Please contact us at [email protected] for a quote on your elevation project.
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