Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Role: Paid Part-Time Instrumentation Intern Location: Waltham, MA Fall semester - part time: 20 hours per week, starting September 2026 On-Site: No virtual work is available. Local candidates only. About Folia: Folia Mat…
Skills: Experimental Measurements, Data Sampling, Electrical Systems, Troubleshooting, Soldering
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Role: Paid Materials Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Intern Location: Waltham, MA Part or Full Time: 20- 40 hours per week, starting September 2026 On-Site: No virtual work is available. Local candidates only. About Folia…
Skills: Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Laboratory R&D, Analytical Testing, Sample Preparation
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Perform product testing for microwave susceptors and collaborate with the engineering team to design a reliable microwave test system. Develop robust data-gathering methods and assist in transitioning from manual to automated testing systems.
Seeking a student in Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering with a strong foundation in experimental measurements. Candidates must be detail-oriented, adaptable, and possess strong communication skills.
Role: Paid Part-Time Instrumentation Intern
Location: Waltham, MA
Fall semester - part time: 20 hours per week, starting September 2026
On-Site: No virtual work is available. Local candidates only.
About Folia: Folia Materials is an award-winning materials science startup using advanced paper coating technology as our platform super material. Folia’s water filters are on-sale at 2,500 grocery stores in Bangladesh. Folia’s paper microwave susceptors deliver superior microwave foods in sustainable packaging. We are looking for individuals who take the initiative to be a part of our success story.
Are you a current student seeking an internship? Looking to build cutting-edge technical skills and lab work experience? We encourage you to read more and apply for this exciting opportunity.
Overview:
This role will perform product testing for our microwave susceptor product, and will require the ability to work will our engineering team to design a reliable microwave test system. The core of this role involves the ability to develop reliable data-gathering methods.
Detailed Implementation: Execute lab-scale tests with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring all variables are accounted for and documented.
Method Development: Support the creation of robust data sampling methods that provide actionable insights.
System Refinement: Assist in the transition from manual testing to more sophisticated, automated systems to increase data reproducability.
Collaborative Validation: Work under the guidance of senior engineers towards long-term technical goals.
A student in Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering with a strong foundation in experimental measurements.
Naturally detail-oriented with an uncompromising commitment to data accuracy and reproducibility.
Adaptable and capable of maintaining high technical standards while developing interim test setups.
A clear communicator who values oversight as a tool for professional growth and technical excellence.
Nice-to-haves:
The candidate will have a chance to apply strong project management and organizing experience, and to gain a deeper understanding of how testing decisions are impacted by cost, consumer, and environment.
Folia's lab is located in Waltham, MA.
Folia is committed to hiring a diverse workforce.
Folia Materials: advanced materials inside mass market products
Folis is making a safer, cleaner, and healthier world. Our patent-pending silver coating for paper adds anti-viral, anti-microbial, or other advanced functionality to products for pennies. That’s possible because our patented process mass produces advanced paper at the lowest cost possible by using commodity inputs and standard machinery requiring no CapEx. Product lines: 1. Folia PPE’s anti-viral paper coating makes face masks anti-viral Anti-viral face masks using our anti-viral coating to make a paper outer layer for face masks. FDA approval is pending for our anti-viral 3-ply face masks at $1 MSRP. 2. Folia Packaging: the future of packaging: paper, not plastic, in stealth development with a Fortune 200 food company. 3. Folia Water: the world's first water filter for pennies, not dollars, a mass market grocery staple for South Asia Mission: universal access to clean drinking water The Folia Water Filter is a 20 cent - 20 liter antimicrobial paper water purifier that is the world's first-ever water filter with grocery store pricing. We are creating a new $10B sub-category. Our Unilever-sponsored Bangladesh sales pilot had a 48% repeat purchase rate.
Offices: Boston, MA 01801, US · Dhaka, Dhaka N/A, BD
Folia Materials: advanced materials inside mass market products
Folis is making a safer, cleaner, and healthier world. Our patent-pending silver coating for paper adds anti-viral, anti-microbial, or other advanced functionality to products for pennies. That’s possible because our patented process mass produces advanced paper at the lowest cost possible by using commodity inputs and standard machinery requiring no CapEx. Product lines: 1. Folia PPE’s anti-viral paper coating makes face masks anti-viral Anti-viral face masks using our anti-viral coating to make a paper outer layer for face masks. FDA approval is pending for our anti-viral 3-ply face masks at $1 MSRP. 2. Folia Packaging: the future of packaging: paper, not plastic, in stealth development with a Fortune 200 food company. 3. Folia Water: the world's first water filter for pennies, not dollars, a mass market grocery staple for South Asia Mission: universal access to clean drinking water The Folia Water Filter is a 20 cent - 20 liter antimicrobial paper water purifier that is the world's first-ever water filter with grocery store pricing. We are creating a new $10B sub-category. Our Unilever-sponsored Bangladesh sales pilot had a 48% repeat purchase rate.
Offices: Boston, MA 01801, US · Dhaka, Dhaka N/A, BD
