Internship / co-opRobotics

Mechatronics Intern

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · full time

From the posting

Fundamentally, a builder. Someone who loves to make robots real. We want someone who’s as comfortable debugging a CAN bus issue as they are machining a bracket — an individual who thinks in systems, and who gets excited by tight integration between mechanical, electrical, and embedded design. You’ll join the core Hardware Engineering team at Physical Intelligence who is supporting the robots that power PI’s data collection and model training operations.

The Team

The core Hardware Engineering team designs and builds the robotic arms, mobile platforms, and end-effectors that underpin PI’s data collection and model training operations. They work across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and software disciplines to iterate quickly on prototypes, bring up new subsystems, and keep the fleet performant in real-world environments.

In This Role You Will

- Subsystem Design & Test: Design, build, and test key subsystems for various robotic arms and mobile platforms — including actuation, sensing, enclosures, and power systems.

- Hands-On Prototyping: Work hands-on with prototypes in our hardware lab, including bring-up, assembly, calibration, and reliability testing of arms, lifts, mobile bases, and end-effectors.

- Cross-Disciplinary Integration: Integrate cross-disciplinary inputs from mechanical, electrical, and software teams to root-cause mission-critical issues and drive high-level system performance. …

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Crew department: Drilling

Skills this kind of role usually asks for:

Machining
Root-cause analysis
Mechanical design and failure analysis
Rock and soil mechanics basics
Motors, gearboxes and torque control

Related coursework: the Drilling Track: Rigs, Well Control and Geothermal. We study 4 core modules, take a quiz after each one and pass a final test to earn the Mars Mining Certificate in Drilling Fundamentals. We can link its verification page from our resume. It records online learning, not professional licensing or work experience.

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