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Medra · 3 months ago

Mechanical Engineer - Summer 2026 Internship

San Francisco

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Medraai is building a Physical AI Scientist platform and is seeking a Mechanical Engineer intern for Summer 2026. The role involves working full-time in-person to support the Mechanical Engineering team in developing tools that enhance scientific capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BioinformaticsSoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Intern in our Mechanical Engineering team, focusing on building the tools used across our product to accelerate science

Qualification

Mechanical intuitionHardware debuggingPart designMechanical engineering toolsRapid prototypingMechatronicsCircuit designRobotics knowledgeCode for robotics

Required

Strong mechanical intuition and hardware debugging and assembly skills

Passion for the gritty details of part design, material selection, and manufacturing techniques

Experience with mechanical engineering tools and best practices in production to design components, produce drawings, and build assemblies

Experience designing, building, testing, and scaling hardware

A hacker's mindset - getting quickly to a good-enough solution

Are hands-on and willing to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem

Know your way around rapid prototyping technology

A willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope

Preferred

Experience managing PLM/document control systems

Mechatronics and circuit design background

Knowledge of robotics, motion control, camera, force/torque sensors

Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators

Experience with robotics in a laboratory or manufacturing environment

Experience writing code for robotics systems

Company

Medra

We're building Physical AI for the lab to unlock scientific breakthroughs

Founded in 2021

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://www.medra.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Medra 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

2023 (3)

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$63M

Key Investors

Human CapitalPharmStars

2025-12-11Series A· $52M

2025-09-11Pre Seed· $11M

2023-12-05Non Equity Assistance

Leadership Team

Michelle Lee

CEO

Recent News

alleywatch.com

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 12/15/25

2025-12-16

Business Wire

Medra Raises $52 Million Series A to Build Physical AI Scientists

2025-12-11

Morningstar.com

Medra Launches Continuous Science Platform to Power the Scientific Frontier

2025-09-12

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