Hands-on Mechanical Design Intern — Robotics Hardware

Gradient Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gradient Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to turn designs into working hardware. This hands-on role owns a subassembly from sketch to validated hardware and collaborates with the engineering team on high-leverage work.

You will design parts, perform hand calcs and basic FEA, machine parts, assemble and test on the robot, and iterate quickly from test feedback. On-site presence in San Francisco five days a week (six during crunch) is expected, with room to grow as you

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of mechanical design experience; exceptional new grads welcome.
• Solid fundamentals: statics, materials, tolerance analysis, fasteners, basic FEA.
• Experience building things: student teams, shipped products, usable prototypes.
• Hands-on machining experience; ability to make parts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own a subassembly and its parts through design, hand calcs, FEA, fabrication, assembly, and validation
• Own the supporting analysis: hand calcs, tolerance stack-ups, fastener and material selection, and basic FEA
• Build, assemble, and test your own parts on test fixtures and on the robot
• Iterate fast: turn feedback from a failed test into a revised part the same week

Skills

Mechanical design

Statics

Materials

Tolerance analysis

Fasteners

FEA

Hands-on machining

Tools

Fusion 360

Job description

Gradient Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to turn designs into working hardware. This hands-on role owns a subassembly from sketch to validated hardware and collaborates with the engineering team on high-leverage work.

You will design parts, perform hand calcs and basic FEA, machine parts, assemble and test on the robot, and iterate quickly from test feedback. On-site presence in San Francisco five days a week (six during crunch) is expected, with room to grow as you