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Physical Intelligence · 2 months ago

Mechatronics Intern

positionSan Francisco
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern

Physical Intelligence is bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world. The role involves designing, building, and testing key subsystems for robotic arms and mobile platforms, while working hands-on with prototypes in the hardware lab.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningRobotics
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design, build, and test key subsystems for various robotic arms and mobile platforms. This includes actuation, sensing, enclosures and power systems
Work hands-on with prototypes in our hardware lab. This includes bring-up, assembly, calibration, and reliability testing of various arms, lifts, mobile bases and end-effectors
Integrate cross-disciplinary inputs from mechanical, electrical, and software teams to root cause mission critical issues to drive high level system performance
Analyze data from deployments to inform design iteration and reliability improvements
Own full stack of a subsystem from CAD to PCB to bench testing

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringMechatronics EngineeringCAD ProficiencyEmbedded SystemsData-driven DebuggingElectrical DesignRobotics ExperienceManufacturing Exposure

Required

Completed 3A Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. Students with exceptional projects, GitHub's, portfolios and work experience that are below 3A will also be considered
Strong mechanical and electromechanical design fundamentals (dynamic loading, FEA, DFM)
Familiar with embedded and mechatronic systems (CAN, BLDC control, motor controllers)
Proficiency in CAD (NX, OnShape, Solidworks) and rapid prototyping tools (3D printing, SLA and FDM, laser cutting)
Basic electrical design and debug (schematics, soldering, test equipment)
Data-driven debugging and test planning (Python, MATLAB, or similar)

Preferred

Exposure to manufacturing or assembly environments is a plus
Prior experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or hardware startups is highly valued

Company

Physical Intelligence

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Physical Intelligence is an AI company developing machine learning for robots and other physical devices.
dateFounded in 2024
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://physicalintelligence.network

H1B Sponsorship

Physical Intelligence has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$1.07B
Key Investors
CapitalGThrive Capital
2025-11-20Series B· $600M
2024-11-04Series A· $400M
2024-03-12Seed· $70M

Leadership Team

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Lachy Groom
Co-Founder
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Recent News

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North American Startup Funding Soared 46% In 2025, Driven By AI Boom
2026-01-08
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2025-12-29
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AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence says it saw improvements in its vision-language-action model by including human video data in the fine-tuning process (Physical Intelligence)
2025-12-20
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