2027 Internship Hardware Engineer, Machine Integration & Test
San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
At Bedrock were moving AI out of the lab and into the real world. Our team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. Today were deploying autonomous systems on heavy construction equipment across the country improving safety on job sites and accelerating schedules on critical infrastructure projects.
Were not here debating the future of AI. Were deploying it in the real just two years weve raised $350M and achieved the first fully autonomous excavator deployments in construction.
This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. Youll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations cant touch. If youre ready to do meaningful work on hard problems wed love to have you join us.
Getting an autonomy stack onto a 40-ton excavator is a hardware problem long before its a software one brackets harnesses enclosures and interfaces that survive vibration dust and weather. As our Machine Integration intern youll design and build the physical interfaces between our system and the machine plus the test stands we use to prove them out before they ever hit a jobsite.
Integrate sensors compute and wiring onto machines alongside the hardware team
Design brackets enclosures and interface hardware in CAD then help fabricate and install them
Build test stands for validating subsystems on the bench instead of in the field
Run lab tests capture data and iterate on designs based on what breaks
Document build and install procedures so the next machine goes faster than the last
Close the loop with the field team on whats working and what isnt
Currently pursuing a BS or MS in mechanical engineering electrical engineering robotics or a related field or bringing equivalent hands-on experience
CAD proficiency (SolidWorks Onshape or similar)
Genuine hands-on shop skills youve built physical things not just modeled them
Basic electrical competence: harnessing connectors multimeter reading a schematic
Willingness to work on and around heavy equipment in PPE
Wiring harness design or manufacturing experience
Exposure to off-highway automotive or industrial equipment
Machining welding or 3D printing experience
Bedrock Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Were committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry age disability veteran status genetic information or any other protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
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Required Experience:
Intern