Mechanical Engineer, Robotics Hardware Intern

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Key Responsibilities

Design and model mechanical structures including external enclosures, internal compute frames, and load-bearing chassis. Mounts: Design and validate robust sensor mounts, payload attachment points,

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FieldAI is transforming how robots interact with the real world. Our growing R&D team is based in Boston, where we develop risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that tackle the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the potential of embodied intelligence. We take a pragmatic approach that goes beyond off-the-shelf, purely data-driven methods or transformer-only architectures, combining cutting-edge research with real-world deployment. Our solutions are already deployed globally, and we continuously improve model performance through rapid iteration driven by real field use.

Responsibilities

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Build: Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to procure mechanical hardware. Develop QA checks for incoming units. Support payload integration and scaling.
Debug: Investigate mechanical failures, deformation, and environmental weaknesses during testing and deployments.
Monitor: Develop protocols for monitoring the system mechanical health and loads.

Education: Current student pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
CAD Expertise: Proficient with SolidWorks or equivalent mechanical CAD platforms.
Thermal & Structural Analysis: Familiarity with FEA and thermal modeling tools.
Field-Ready Design: Experience designing hardware that survives vibration, shock, thermal cycling, and environmental exposure.
Manufacturing Knowledge: Experience designing for CNC, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, and assembly workflows.
Mechanical Systems Integration: Experience working across teams to integrate mechanical systems with compute, sensors, and power electronics.
Lab Skills: Comfort with mechanical debugging, thermal test setups, vibration tables, and ingress testing.
Cross Functional Robotic Skills: Ability to contribute electrical, sensing, and embedded computing work to deliver robust integrated systems.

Scaling: Experience taking systems from prototype to large scale production.
Field Environments: Experience developing systems for harsh field environments.
Deployed Robotics: Experience working on robotics deployed in real world settings such as autonomous vehicles, drones, or ruggedized robots.
Systems Level Robotics: Fluency across mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
Reliability Engineering: Experience designing to meet IP ratings, MIL-STD, or equivalent ruggedness standards.

Why Join FieldAI?

FieldAI is tackling one of robotics’ hardest problems: deploying robots in unstructured, previously unknown environments. Our Field Foundational Models™ advance perception, planning, localization, and manipulation with an emphasis on explainability and safety, so our systems can be trusted where it matters most.

You will work alongside a world-class team that values creativity, resilience, and bold thinking. We bring a decade-long track record of real-world deployments, strong performance in DARPA challenges, and experience from organizations such as DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, Cruise, Zoox, Toyota Research Institute, and SpaceX.

Our R&D organization is growing and anchored in Boston, with close collaboration across our teams in Southern California and with colleagues around the US and globally.

Be Part of the Next Robotics Revolution

Solving problems at this scale takes a team as unique as the mission. We are looking for people who push beyond conventional approaches, enjoy tackling tough and ambiguous questions, and bring interdisciplinary perspective. Our success depends on exceptional AI researchers and engineers, as well as strong software developers, product designers, field deployment experts, and communicators who can turn breakthroughs into real capability.

We are headquartered in Irvine, Southern California, with teammates across the US and around the world. Join us to shape the future of embodied intelligence as part of a fun, close-knit team building systems that work in the real world.

Equal Opportunity

FieldAI celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

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Where is the job

Boston, United States

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About this job

Pay per year: ≈ $58,240–$131,040 a year; 29% below the $132,500 median for Mechanical Engineer jobs on Jobera (876 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
Posted: 31 days ago
Employer: has 106 open jobs on Jobera in 3 countries.

Listing Details

Posted: October 6, 2026
First seen: October 6, 2026
Last seen: November 6, 2026

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Days active: 31
Repost count: 0
Trust Level: 42%
Scored at: November 6, 2026

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Field AI develops field-proven embodied artificial intelligence (AI) technology, specifically Field Foundation Models™ (FFMs), to enable robots to operate autonomously in complex, real-world environments across various industries.

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