Intern, Hardware

Baseline Robotics; Zürich; On-site; CHF 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Baseline Robotics in Zurich, Switzerland, invites you to join a hands-on hardware role for a 3–6 month period. You will assemble stations from arms, frames, cameras and on‑station compute into one working rig, and bring them to life with calibration and bench testing.

The ideal candidate has hands-on wiring and mechanical drawing experience, CAD modelling in SolidWorks or Fusion 360, and Python scripting to log sensor data. On-site presence is required, with a monthly CHF 3,000 salary.

Qualifications

• Experience with physical hardware.
• Hands-on wiring, benchwork, and mechanical drawings.
• CAD modelling in SolidWorks or Fusion 360.
• Python to script tests and log sensor data.

Responsibilities

• Assemble each station from arms, frames, cameras, and on-station compute into one working rig.
• Bring each station up through calibration and bench tests until a task runs reliably.
• Design and fabricate fixtures, mounts, and reset mechanisms keeping tasks repeatable between runs.
• Track fleet failures (worn parts, loose connectors, drifting cameras) and fold fixes back in.

Skills

Hands-on hardware

Wiring and benchwork

Mechanical drawings

Python scripting

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Job description

About Baseline Robotics

Open source revolutionised how we write software, but its impact on robotics stays limited due to expensive hardware accessible only to well-funded labs. We run that hardware as shared infrastructure for the broader community, billed only for active compute. For a given task, policies are evaluated under similar conditions, giving researchers common ground for fair comparisons.

About Baseline Robotics

Open source revolutionised how we write software, but its impact on robotics stays limited due to expensive hardware accessible only to well-funded labs. We run that hardware as shared infrastructure for the broader community, billed only for active compute. For a given task, policies are evaluated under similar conditions, giving researchers common ground for fair comparisons.

In this role you will

• Assemble each station from arms, frames, cameras, and on-station compute into one working rig.
• Bring each station up through calibration and bench tests until a task runs reliably.
• Design and fabricate fixtures, mounts, and reset mechanisms keeping tasks repeatable between runs.
• Track fleet failures (worn parts, loose connectors, drifting cameras) and fold fixes back in.

What we hope you'll bring

• Experience with physical hardware.
• Hands-on experience with wiring, benchwork, and mechanical drawings.
• CAD modelling experience (SolidWorks, Fusion 360) for fixtures, mounts, grippers, etc.
• Python experience to script tests and log sensor data.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification.

Details

• Location: Zurich, Switzerland, on-site 5 days a week.
• Duration: 3-6 months.
• Monthly salary: CHF 3,000.

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.