Summer Internship: Product Design/Mechanical Engineering
Spend a summer tackling challenging and interesting problems with Monil.
Are you interested in working on products with real-world impacts? At Monil we create products which improves the lives of both farmers and animals.
As a summer intern in Monil, you'll get to work on interesting problems where you'll have to use your own imagination and creativity in order to find good solutions to technical challenges. You'll work in collaboration with our experienced team of engineers, as well as with other departments, creating impactful solutions to actual problems.
The mechanics team
The Mechanics team is responsible for designing, building and testing the Monil collar in close collaboration with the hardware/electronics team. We design and build everything from the ground up to ensure the best possible product.
About the job
The Monil collar is a sophisticated package of technology strapped to a one-tonne, spirited animal in a dirty environment for four months without supervision. To put it lightly, this is the most demanding user you can have.
You’ll work as a member of the Mechanics team on developing the next generation collar. The tasks run from field trips and user interviews, concept generation, design, prototyping and field testing. Examples of starting points for a summer project may be.
- Designing bands that connect the electronics package to new animals types while maintaining good ergonomics and animal welfare
- Creating test for existing designs and parts
- Ground-up alternative designs for future version.
- Developing production tools and tests
It's beneficial if you have
- 3+ years education or experience in product design/mechanical engineering
- Experience with Solidworks or a similar CAD-tool
- Initiative and willingness to build and test prototypes in the field with real users and animals
We can offer
- An opportunity to make a real difference in Monil's products and services, innovating and applying creativity to solve real-world problems with high stakes.
- A chance to spend a summer in a promising and well-backed startup with big ambitions in an early phase.
- Work together with industry specialists in a variety of fields – from mechanics and electronics to embedded, backend and frontend software.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Department
- Product
- Locations
- Lysaker
Colleagues
Lysaker
About Monil
Founded in 2022 by a team of seasoned engineers from Prox Dynamics/Teledyne FLIR, Energy Micro/Silicon Labs, and Cognite, Monil is at the forefront of revolutionizing livestock management. By using cutting-edge technology to solve some of the biggest issues in livestock management, we will not only change farmers' lives, but also enhance food production efficiency and animal welfare and positively impact the environment.
Driven by significant market demand, our products are ready for global expansion. The core of our product is a beautifully engineered collar worn by grazing animals that utilizes advanced position tracking and sound cues to maintain livestock within virtual boundaries. Through a neatly designed smartphone app, farmers can seamlessly set up, adjust, and monitor the virtual fence and monitoring the herd in realtime, ensuring optimal herd management.
Summer Internship: Product Design/Mechanical Engineering
Spend a summer tackling challenging and interesting problems with Monil.
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