We need your help to foster the next generation of engineering talent
Te Pūkenga (NZ Institute of Skills and Technology) | MIT and Unitec are key participants in an international research project focused on the development of high-performance electric motors for large-scale transport, a niche technology field.
Funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), the project is a part of a global collaboration across universities, research organisations and domestic and international companies, both here in Aotearoa and worldwide. MIT and Unitec are part of Work Stream 4, which is responsible for effectively disseminating the technological findings of this project to the grassroots level of the domestic industry. This will be achieved by developing industry-ready training programmes within the community. Find out more about our Electric Transport project partners.
Become a partner for funded summer work placements – at no cost to you!
Support and mentor the future workforce in the development of high-performance electric motors for the large-scale transport sector.
As part of the project, we are seeking industry partners to help us train and build the next generation of industry-ready graduates, by providing summer work placements (internships) for our electrical engineering undergraduate ākonga (students). These are funded, so there is no financial cost to you as an employer or partner organisation.
Why get involved?
- Serve the community and professional sector by raising the capacity and capability of New Zealand’s emerging technologies workforce and energy science
- Participate in an advanced research field that promotes the betterment of the community and local and global sustainability
- Work with young, talented and energetic ākonga with the right attitude and support from their lecturers/academic team
- Mentor, guide and monitor ākonga performance, working closely with future graduates first-hand. You may even find the perfect candidate for future employment!
- Gain insights and exposure for your organisation to the latest technological developments and research.
We aim to:
- Explore how Electrifying Large-Scale Transport will make a significant contribution to the emerging international effort to develop high power-to-weight electric machines for future transport applications, ranging from electric ships over trucks to large-scale hybrid electric aircraft.
- We are exploring new concepts for high-temperature superconducting machines and the required ancillary subsystems.
- New concepts in power electronic design will be explored that target lightweight, high-power variable-speed drives, alongside developing new capabilities in the design and prototyping of high-performance cryocoolers and heat exchangers. Whole-of-system models will quantify the CO2 mitigation potential of our developed technologies.
- We will support, mentor and create a new pool of industry-ready engineers and technicians familiar with these new technologies.
- New courses and internships will expose students to electric propulsion and cryogenic technologies, embedding technical capability within NZ’s future workforce.
Contact us today for additional information or if you would like to become a partner at employmentsolutions@manukau.ac.nz
