About Aalo Atomics Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Backed by Kindred Venture Capitals.
About the role
We are seeking a Cost Engineer Intern to support cost engineering, manufacturing costing, and program-level cost execution for complex hardware assemblies. This internship reports into Finance, but interfaces heavily with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Project Management to help maintain accurate cost models, support budget tracking, and generate cost insights that improve design and manufacturing decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Finance, or a related field
- Strong Excel modeling skills and comfort working with structured data
- Strong AI skills and comfort working with ambiguous datasets
- Foundational understanding of manufacturing processes and cost drivers
- Clear communicator with strong attention to detail and ownership
- Based in the United States
More about this role
We are seeking a Cost Engineer Intern to support cost engineering, manufacturing costing, and program-level cost execution for complex hardware assemblies. This internship reports into Finance, but interfaces heavily with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Project Management to help maintain accurate cost models, support budget tracking, and generate cost insights that improve design and manufacturing decisions.
You’ll work under the Senior Manager of Costing and contribute to day-to-day costing deliverables while learning the fundamentals of cost engineering in a fast-paced hardware environment.
- Support the development of bottom-up cost models (materials, labor, outside processing, overhead, yield/scrap).
- Assist in building “should-cost” estimates using BOMs, drawings, and manufacturing assumptions.
- Help produce project budgets for modules, parts, and overall programs with clear traceability.
- Track budgets vs. actuals and contribute to variance analysis.
- Support procurement and make/buy decisions through quote analysis and scenario comparisons.
- Support sensitivity analyses on cost models and project finance models to enable clear decision making...
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