What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 position at Carnegie Robotics?
Who We Are :
Carnegie Robotics partners with a variety of industry leaders to provide customized robotic solutions for any problem. Our expertise in building and deploying ruggedized solutions paired with our partners decades of expertise in an industry lead to very successful outcomes. We are not afraid to take on the challenges of any industry, and have applications in a wide variety of ways : floor scrubbing, boating, logistics, industrial inspection, precision positioning, mining, off-road autonomy, and minesweeping. Whether you already have an interest in robotics, or are just joining the field and are looking to find your “niche”, Carnegie Robotics is the place for you.
What We're Looking For :
Carnegie Robotics seeks outstanding students for our internships and co-ops. We view internships as excellent opportunities for us to learn about future potential full-time hires while also contributing to students' education and their understanding of work practices in an engineering setting. Many of our interns return annually and take on ever more challenging tasks. Please note that this is a full time, on-site position.
We accept college sophomore, junior, senior, masters and PhD level students. In all cases we expect to see excellent grades, work ethic and a strong desire to accomplish goals. We pay well and will help you grow beyond your technical comfort zone
As part of the internship, you will present your work to the leadership team of CRL (CEO, Chief Scientist, Staff Engineers etc.) as well as to the other mentors and interns. This is a great opportunity to learn presentation skills, document your work, and answer technical questions.
Work assigned to interns depends largely on business needs at the time of internship. Some examples of previous areas of focus included :
Design
- Contributing to a camera housing that later entered production
- Designing a vacuum form mold for a robot body panel
- Designing optical alignment tooling for the production team
- Designing a custom test for a robotic component or subsystem
- Helping develop a test apparatus to simulate the motion of a pipe inspection camera
Testing and Analysis
Interfacing with a Multidisciplinary team
Successful Mechanical Internship candidates often bring the following to Carnegie Robotics :
Hourly wage range is based on education and experience
Carnegie Robotics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes applications from all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable laws and Carnegie Robotics' employment policies.