Robotics Mechanical Engineering Intern (Fall/Winter 2026)

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are seeking a Senior / Staff Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and refine mechanical systems and components for cutting-edge robotic products. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create reliable and high-performance robotic solutions. This role offers an opportunity to push the boundaries of robotics technology while working on projects with real-world applications. Responsibilities Design and develop mechanical systems for AI robots. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate mechanical, electrical, and software components. Conduct feasibility studies and simulations to evaluate designs. Create engineering drawings, specifications, and documentation for manufacturing. Work closely with vendors to design and develop various modules. Perform prototype fabrication, testing, and validation to meet performance, reliability, and safety standards. Requirements Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field. 5+ years of experience in mechanical design, preferably in robotics or automation. Proficient in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD). Strong understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and mechanical systems. Experience with FEA and other simulation tools. Proven track record of leading projects from concept to production. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with the teams. Bonus Qualifications Experience with robotics, mechatronics, or automation. Familiarity with actuators, sensors, and control systems. Rapid prototyping techniques. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and safety standards in robotics. Benefits Competitive stock options/

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are seeking a Senior / Staff Robotics Engineer, Motion Planning to own the local mobility and safety stack for our fleet. In this role, you will bridge the gap between AI-driven perception and physical hardware execution. You will consume traversability and semantic costmaps generated by our AI team and translate them into safe, dynamically feasible, and deterministic motion. You are solving the physics of mobility on unpredictable terrain, ensuring our humanoid platform respects its physical limits, shifting center of mass, and traction constraints. Responsibilities Dynamic Motion Planning: Architect and implement advanced local planners (e.g., optimization-based approaches like MPC, MPPI, or custom contouring control) that translate AI-generated routes into trajectories that a heavy, non-holonomic base can physically execute on uneven terrain. AI Integration & Costmap Consumption: Build the high-performance C++ pipelines that ingest the AI team's neural network outputs (semantic maps, learned costmaps) in real-time and convert them into deterministic mathematical constraints for the planner. Center of Mass (CoM) Aware Navigation: Ensure local planners dynamically adjust to real-time changes in the robot's Center of Mass caused by the lifting column and dual-arm payloads. Your trajectories must guarantee stability and prevent tipping on slopes or rough ground. Deterministic Safety Architectures: AI models hallucinate. You will build the deterministic C++ safety layer and fallback behaviors that override AI inputs if a commanded path violates physical safety constraints or if off-the-shelf SLAM tracking drops. WBC Integration: Architect the local planning interfaces to seamlessly pass base trajectories, v

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are seeking Senior / Staff Robotics Engineer, Manipulation to own the arm autonomy stack. You will architect the algorithms that allow our robot to reach, grasp, and manipulate objects safely and intelligently. You will bridge the gap between high-level planning and low-level control, ensuring our robot can interact with the world with both precision and compliance. Responsibilities Advanced Motion Planning & Trajectory Generation: You will architect the algorithms that drive high-DOF arm motion in dynamic environments. This involves implementing constrained motion planners that generate smooth, jerk-limited trajectories in real-time. You will also solve the "Whole Body" control problem, coordinating the mobile base and the manipulator arm simultaneously to extend the robot's workspace and maintain stability during heavy lifting tasks. Interaction Control & Compliance: You will develop the low-level control strategies that enable the robot to physically interact with the world safely. This includes designing and tuning impedance/admittance controllers that allow the robot to modulate stiffness based on force feedback—essential for tasks like opening heavy doors or plugging in connectors. Teleoperation & Human-Robot Interface: You will build the mathematical engine behind our remote manipulation capabilities. You are responsible for the logic that translates human operator inputs into feasible, safe robot motions. You will design the control mapping and assistance layers that ensure remote manipulation feels intuitive and stable, managing the complex translation between human intent and the robot's physical constraints without compromising safety. Requirements Experience: Ph.D. in Robot

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to build the software that powers robot behavior in the real world. In this role, you will develop, integrate, and improve production-grade robotics capabilities across autonomy, systems, and developer infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to turn promising prototypes into reliable software that runs on deployed robots operating in complex outdoor environments. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys writing production code, debugging challenging real-world problems, and seeing their work directly improve robot performance in the field. Responsibilities Robotics Software Development : Design, implement, and maintain production software for real-world robotic systems using C++ and Python, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability. System Integration : Integrate and refine robotics capabilities across perception, planning, controls, teleoperation, and platform software to ensure robust behavior on physical robots. Robustness & Reliability Engineering : Improve software quality through testing, validation, fault handling, performance tuning, and edge-case analysis to make systems dependable in unstructured outdoor environments. Debugging & Root Cause Analysis : Investigate complex failures across software, sensors, networking, timing, and hardware interfaces, and drive issues to resolution through disciplined technical analysis. Tooling & Infrastructure : Build internal tools, scripts, and workflows that improve developer velocity, testing efficiency, observability, and release quality across the robotics software stack. On-Robot Validation : Work directly with hardware to validate new f

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are looking for a motivated Robotics Electrical Engineering Intern for Fall/Winter 2026 to join our team. This role is a hands-on opportunity to bridge the gap between hardware design and embedded software. You will be instrumental in bringing our in-house electronics boards to life by debugging hardware circuits and developing the firmware that drives them. You will work alongside a team of world-class researchers and engineers on ambitious, real-world problems at the intersection of foundation models, decision-making, and robotics. This is an opportunity to help shape core research directions, build cutting-edge systems, and contribute to work with strong potential for publication at top-tier conferences. Responsibilities Perform circuit validation including power-on tests, signal integrity checks, and continuity testing Troubleshoot hardware issues using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers Develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for Arduino (C++) and STM32 (C) platforms using open-source libraries Implement and debug communication protocols including CAN bus , I2C, SPI, and UART Validate communication protocols with Linux-based environments Ensure reliability and robustness of firmware in real-world conditions Manage end-to-end documentation, turning complex debugging and firmware details into clear, actionable guides for engineers. Requirements Currently pursuing a BS, MS or PHD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field Proficiency with the Arduino ecosystem and experience or strong interest in STM32 (HAL/LL or STM32CubeIDE) Understanding of CAN bus architecture and messaging Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function genera

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. Our robots are engineered for demanding outdoor environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are looking for a Model Evaluation Operator - AI Robotics (Contractor) to help evaluate, validate, and improve robotic AI systems through structured real-world testing workflows. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical work, operating robotic systems, and working closely with cutting-edge robotics technology. You will play a key role in conducting open-loop and closed-loop model evaluations, running model inference, and operating real robots to execute actions with precision. You will also collect high-quality operational data and performance feedback that directly contribute to improving our AI models. This is a highly hands-on role working with physical robotic systems in a lab/industrial environment. Responsibilities Execute closed-loop robotic model evaluation workflows in real-world environments. Perform robotic manipulation and operational tasks with high consistency and accuracy. Closely observe and document robot behavior, model performance, task failures, recovery behavior, and edge cases in detail. Maintain accurate evaluation logs, notes, annotations, and performance records for engineering review. Identify and report inconsistencies, failure patterns, safety risks, and unexpected robot behaviors. Follow structured workflows for setup, execution, reset, troubleshooting, and evaluation procedures. Capture, organize, and annotate operational data to support AI model training and validation. Run Linux command-line tools and basic scripts for workflow execution and system operation. Assist with hardware setup, calibration, and maintaining stable robot operation. Collaborate with engineers and researchers to improve model evaluation quality and operational efficiency