Hardware & Mechatronics Intern

Strive Robotics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Strive Robotics in Boston, MA is seeking an early-career Hardware & Mechatronics Intern to design, build, and test physical robot hardware for real manufacturing work. You will work directly with physical systems while contributing to mechanical design, electronics, and system integration.

You may design end-effectors, fixtures, and robot-mounted hardware; create CAD, fabricate prototypes, assemble systems, and iterate based on testing; design and integrate electronics, sensors, actuators,

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering demonstrated through projects, research, coursework, competition teams, professional experience, or independent builds.
• Experience with mechanical CAD, fabrication, electronics, sensors, actuators, embedded programming, or system integration.
• The ability to prototype quickly, test methodically, and debug failures across mechanical and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design end-effectors, fixtures, mechanisms, and robot-mounted hardware for specific manufacturing processes.
• Create CAD, fabricate prototypes, assemble systems, and iterate based on physical testing.
• Design and integrate electronics, sensors, actuators, wiring, and embedded controls into reliable working hardware.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Mechanical CAD

Fabrication

Electronics

Sensors

Actuators

Embedded programming

System integration

Tools

CAD software

Job description

All roles

Internship

Hardware & Mechatronics Intern

Boston, MA

• IAP / Winter 2027 & Summer 2027

We are looking for an early-career engineer who wants to design, build, and test physical robot hardware for real manufacturing work. You will work directly with physical systems while contributing to mechanical design, electronics, and system integration.

What You May Work On

• Design end-effectors, fixtures, mechanisms, and robot-mounted hardware for specific manufacturing processes.
• Create CAD, fabricate prototypes, assemble systems, and iterate based on physical testing.
• Design and integrate electronics, sensors, actuators, wiring, and embedded controls into reliable working hardware.

What We Are Looking For

• Evidence of hands-on engineering through projects, research, coursework, competition teams, professional experience, or independent builds.
• Experience with some combination of mechanical CAD, fabrication, electronics, sensors, actuators, embedded programming, or system integration.
• The ability to prototype quickly, test methodically, and debug failures across mechanical and electrical systems.

Who this is for

Early-career engineers with hands-on building experience across mechanical CAD, fabrication, electronics, and system integration, who prototype quickly and debug mechanical and electrical failures methodically.