ResearchandPrototypingEngineer

About Arcturus Arcturus is creating a new wire technology stack that uses carbon nanomaterials to overcome the materials limitations of metals where performance breaks down, at real operating temperatures. Our technology is designed to significantly improve the performance of electric motors for drones and robotics, heat sinks, and ultimately the entire energy grid. At its core, Arcturus is developing a new class of carbon nanomaterial-infused metal matrix composites for high-performance conductor applications. Why you should join us This is a ground-floor opportunity to help build something that has never been done before. You would join as an early technical co-op and work closely with Arcturus’ technical team across nanomaterials, additive manufacturing, process engineering, and testing. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to learn quickly, contribute directly, and help build the experimental foundation for a first-of-its-kind materials platform. Purpose We are seeking a Research and Prototyping Engineer Co-op who can support the technical team across experiments, literature research, supplier research, sample preparation, fixture development, testing, and documentation. This role is intentionally broad. You do not need to be an expert in every area, but you should be highly curious, organized, hands-on, and excited to work at the intersection of materials science, advanced manufacturing, and electrification. The role This role will work closely with Arcturus’ technical leads and senior engineers. Nanomaterials - Build and maintain a carbon nanomaterial and powder supplier database, including vendors, material specs, pricing, lead times, and sample availability - Help organize a recipe matrix for carbon nanomaterial integration, including material type, loading level, feedstock, processing route, and resulting performance - Support basic nanomaterial handling, sample preparation, documentation, and experimental tracking Additive Manufacturing - Help bui