Spring '27 Intern - Mechanical Engineering
moss robotics
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- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Internship
- Posted
- Nov 7
- 2 days ago
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What you'll do
- You will own projects across structural design, thermal performance, and packaging for robotic sensor kits throughout the full hardware development cycle.
- Responsibilities include conceptualizing mechanical architectures, performing DFM reviews, and conducting field-test validation in live farm environments.
What you need
- Candidates must have a track record of hands-on personal hardware projects and a solid understanding of structural analysis and failure modes.
- Proficiency in CAD software, FEA modeling, and GD&T is required, along with the ability to integrate sensors and power systems into physical assemblies.
Key skills
Mechanical EngineeringCADFEAGD&TStructural AnalysisRapid PrototypingThermal ManagementTolerance AnalysisDFMHardware DevelopmentSensor IntegrationRoboticsDebuggingSupplier CoordinationField Validation
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About Us
At moss.inc, we are making the physical world searchable. Our sensor kits mount to vehicles our customers already drive, and turn every drive into a measured 3D record of their site, across agriculture, construction, and energy. Our AI models then parse through those 3D maps and decipher important information for each of our customers. We started with tree farms, where a single field holds millions of plants no human has ever fully inventoried. 🌲🤯🌳
We're a small team of practical engineers with a long-term vision. We focus on real, messy, on-the-ground problems today, while working toward a future where AI agents understand the physical world.
If our mission aligns with how you work and think, we'd love to learn more about you.
The Role
Join us as a Mechanical Engineering Intern on a fast-moving team of seven. Here, you’ll build things that actually get deployed. You’ll own projects across structural design, thermal performance, and packaging for our next-generation robotic sensor kits.
Be ready to work through the full hardware development cycle: concept CAD, rapid prototyping, FEA, DFM iteration, supplier coordination, assembly, and field validation in live farm environment.
We're looking for both a full time engineer, and intern candidates for co-ops, summer, and/or part-time roles.
Minimum Requirements
Track record of hands-on personal projects (outside the classroom) demonstrating hardware skills
Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems
Proficiency in CAD software and FEA modeling
Solid understanding of GD&T
Comfortable making first-principles engineering trade-offs, even with partial information
Experience integrating sensors, compute, and/or power systems into physical assemblies
Comfortable building, assembling, and debugging physical hardware
What You'll Do
Conceptualize new mechanical architectures for robotic systems in harsh environments
Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and partners
Develop enclosure systems for thermal management, vibration resistance, and weather protection
Perform tolerance analysis and DFM reviews with manufacturing partners
Own prototype builds and field-test validation
Collaborate closely with perception, robotics, and electrical teams to optimize full-system integration