Mechatronics R&D Intern: Dynamic Robotics & Validation

Rapsodo, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapsodo, Inc. in Singapore seeks a technically driven engineer to model mechanisms for a high-speed sports robot. You will predict behavior with multibody dynamics, propose counterbalance concepts, and verify predictions against measured data.

You will work with mechanical, hardware, firmware, and software teams in a lab-heavy environment, performing on-site validation, instrumentation, and data analysis to ensure robust designs.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a BS/MS in Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering.
• Strong grounding in dynamics, mechanism kinematics, and vibration fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with at least one simulation tool and a willingness to go deep.
• CAD proficiency with SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or NX; lab instrumentation experience.
• Ability to work with hardware, firmware, and software engineers; clear reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build multibody dynamics models of the robot mechanisms and extract loads and CG behavior.
• Analyze dynamic balancing concepts and quantify what each approach cancels.
• Run structural and modal FEA to identify stiffness limits and resonances.
• Correlate models against measured data and validate simulations with experiments.
• Help build robot validation tools, fixtures, and measurement setups; instrument rigs.
• Run validation campaigns for performance, repeatability, and durability checks.
• Collaborate on test automation, data logging, and reporting with other engineers.
• Write validation plans and test reports; support tolerance and design-for-test inputs.

Skills

Dynamics fundamentals

Kinematics

Vibration analysis

Simulation tool experience

Clear technical communication

Education

BS/MS in Mechatronics/Mechanical/Robotics Engineering

Tools

MSC Adams

Simscape Multibody

RecurDyn

Ansys Motion

Python

MATLAB

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

NX

Job description

Rapsodo, Inc. in Singapore seeks a technically driven engineer to model mechanisms for a high-speed sports robot. You will predict behavior with multibody dynamics, propose counterbalance concepts, and verify predictions against measured data.

You will work with mechanical, hardware, firmware, and software teams in a lab-heavy environment, performing on-site validation, instrumentation, and data analysis to ensure robust designs.