Internship 2027 Hardware Engineer, Machine Integration & Test

Bedrock Robotics Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Robotics is seeking a Machine Integration intern to help bring autonomous systems onto 40-ton excavators. You will design and build the physical interfaces between our autonomy stack and heavy machinery, and develop test stands to validate them before deployment.

You'***ll work with a team of engineers and construction veterans, applying CAD skills, hands-on shop experience, and basic electrical know-how to solve real-world, high-dust, and vibration-heavy challenges on job sites.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, or related field.
• CAD proficiency with SolidWorks or Onshape.
• Demonstrated hands-on shop experience building physical projects.
• Basic electrical skills: harnessing, connectors, multimeter, and reading schematics.
• Willingness to work around heavy equipment in PPE.

Responsibilities

• Integrate sensors, compute, and wiring onto machines with the hardware team.
• Design brackets, enclosures, and interface hardware in CAD, then fabricate and install them.
• Build test stands for validating subsystems on the bench.
• Run lab tests, capture data, and iterate on designs.
• Document build and install procedures for faster deployment.
• Coordinate with field team on what works and what doesn’t.

Skills

Hands-on shop skills

CAD proficiency

Electrical basics

Schematic reading

PPE readiness

Education

BS/MS in mechanical/electrical/robotics

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

Join the team bringing advanced autonomy to the built world

At Bedrock, we're 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, we're deploying autonomous systems on heavy construction equipment across the country, improving safety on job sites and accelerating schedules on critical infrastructure projects.

We're not here debating the future of AI. We're deploying it in the real world. In just two years, we've raised $350M and achieved the first fully autonomous excavator deployments in construction.

This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. You'll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can't touch. If you're ready to do meaningful work on hard problems, we'd love to have you join us.

About the Role & Team

Getting an autonomy stack onto a 40-ton excavator is a hardware problem long before it's a software one - brackets, harnesses, enclosures, and interfaces that survive vibration, dust, and weather. As our Machine Integration intern, you'll 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.

What You'll Do

• 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 what's working and what isn't

What We're Looking For

Required

• 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 - you've 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

Preferred

• 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

We're 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

We want our hiring process to be accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you.