SkyCool Systems

Details

Positions: Summer Intern—Mechanical Design, data collection and product testing
Location: Mountain View, CA
Innovation Area: Energy Efficiency
Position Type: TomKat Center-supported
Compensation: $8,500
Internship Term: 8 weeks

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SkyCool was the first in the world to develop a material that cools passively (i.e. no energy input) that can keep any surface 10–15°F below the ambient air temperature, just by being outside and under the sky. SkyCool’s film can be easily manufactured and scaled up to billions of square feet per year. The film is being applied to roofs to provide passive cooling, and eliminate the need to install air conditioning equipment, and on hydronic panels to reject heat out of the atmosphere.

Responsibilities

Design next generation of cooling panels and layout on roof
Develop tools to estimate pressure drop through panels
Review data from projects and put together case studies
Build out test methods to evaluate film and panel performance
Build platform to test the performance of different passive cooling films

Who Should Apply

Engineering students who are enthusiastic about reducing carbon footprint of commercial buildings
People with an ability to work on their own / independently

Required Expertise

Familiarity with mechanical design—Solidworks
Data collection and remote sensors
python

Preferred Skills/Majors