Manufacturing Design Engineer Intern

Matic; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Matic is seeking a Manufacturing Design Engineering Intern who will work at the intersection of R&D and production, translating product designs into robust, scalable manufacturing solutions. You will use CAD tools to design fixtures, tooling, and equipment, develop assembly processes, and improve workflows for high-volume production.

Under guidance from experienced engineers, you’ll prototype, fabricate, and iterate, perform component testing, and contribute to design for manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing and building mechanical parts, fixtures, or assemblies is preferred.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and creating engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as CNC, injection molding, casting, welding, or mechanical assembly.
• Hands-on prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build production fixtures, QC equipment, and tooling for assembly and testing.
• Collaborate with product design, quality, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot issues and support new launches.
• Work with vendors and contract manufacturers with the engineering team.
• Perform root cause analysis on production issues and yield data; implement corrective actions.
• Prototype, fabricate, and iterate to turn concepts into reliable manufacturing solutions.
• Test components for performance, durability, reliability, and variability.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, specifications, and assembly/test instructions.
• Support design for manufacturability to improve cost-effectiveness and scalability.

Education

Pursuing Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Company Overview

Each year, 2.5 trillion hours are spent on household chores. At Matic, we’re on a mission to recapture that lost time, and we’re doing it by revolutionizing home robotics.

Our first product, also called Matic, is a Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot. We've built what amounts to "full self-driving in the home” with real-time 3D mapping, adaptive path-tracking, and a precise semantic understanding of the home. Our breakthroughs in spatial AI allow Matic to work reliably in real homes, using only RGB cameras and neural networks running on-device.

Privacy First

What happens in the home, stays in the home. Our robots are private by design, with all data processing performed by the robot itself, not in the cloud.

Our Approach

Before the iPhone, consumers adopted several distinct devices; cell phones, PDAs, and portable music players each served a particular need. We believe in a similar progression for home robotics, starting with single-purpose robots and building iteratively toward more complex capabilities over time.

Our Culture

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.

About the role

As a Manufacturing Design Engineering Intern, you will work at the intersection of R&D and production, helping translate product designs into robust, scalable manufacturing solutions. With guidance from experienced engineers, you will use CAD tools to design fixtures, tooling, and equipment, develop assembly processes, and improve workflows for high-volume production.

If you’re passionate about great design, hands‑on problem-solving, and getting the details right, we’d love to talk about how you can help us build robots for the home.

What You'll Do

• Tooling & Equipment Design: Design and build production fixtures, QC equipment, and specialized tooling to support assembly and testing on the manufacturing line.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product design, quality, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot production issues and support new product launches.

• Work with vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers alongside the engineering team.

• Root Cause Analysis: Help analyze production issues and yield data, investigate failures, and develop and validate corrective actions.

• Prototype, fabricate, and iterate rapidly to turn concepts into reliable manufacturing solutions.

• Perform component-level testing for performance, durability, reliability, and variability.

• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and assembly and test instructions.

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Help refine product designs for efficient, cost-effective, and scalable manufacturing.

What We Look For

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field, or demonstrating equivalent hands‑on experience.

• Experience designing and building mechanical parts, fixtures, or assemblies through project teams, research, internships, or personal projects.

• Proficiency in SolidWorks and experience creating engineering drawings.

• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, injection molding, casting, welding, or mechanical assembly.

• An understanding of mechanical fundamentals, tolerances, and how parts fit and function together.

• A hands‑on approach to prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting.

• An interest in using data to understand failures and improve manufacturing processes.

• Clear communication, accountability, and pride in delivering high-quality work.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment and a willingness to take ownership of problems while asking for help when needed.

Experience with PDM/PLM systems, engineering change management, sensors, motors, or fluid systems is a plus, but not required.

We’d Love to Hear From You If...

• You’re genuinely motivated to help teammates succeed.

• You enjoy learning beyond your immediate area of expertise.

• You love diagnosing and solving complex technical problems.

• You’re excited to do meaningful, hands‑on work.

Compensation

Base: $25- $35/hour.
Actual Compensation will depend on skills, experience, and qualifications.