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Research Scientist Intern, Robotics Hardware (PhD)

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Redmond, WA$7.3k/mo - $12.7k/moInternPosted 4d ago

About the role

Research Scientist Intern role focusing on developing high-performance custom robotics hardware as part of Meta's robotics hardware team for consumer humanoid development.12- to 24-week internship with various start dates throughout the year.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, bring up and test advanced robotic systems (hardware and software), from scratch.
  • Advance rapid prototyping of new concepts and provide creative solutions to challenges in robotics hardware development, with an emphasis on both theory and physical embodiment of the new concepts.
  • Support characterization and validation for deep maturation of critical components for Meta’s robotics product development.
  • Collaborate with engineers, researchers, and cross-functional partners on full-stack system development.

Qualifications

  • Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant technical field
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
  • Experience with hands-on design, bring-up, and iteration of real robotic hardware systems, using a first-principles-driven approach
  • Basic experience across multiple relevant domains, such as electromagnetic simulation, actuator specification and design, hardware design, prototyping, and manufacturing, tactile sensing, implementation of low-level motor control, implementation of high-level controls/autonomy (model- or learning-based)
  • Experience with Python, C++, C, MATLAB or related language

Skills

Required:Ph.D. in relevant technical fieldHands-on robotic hardware designPythonC++C
Nice to have:Electromagnetic simulationActuator specification and designHardware prototyping and manufacturingTactile sensingLow-level motor controlHigh-level controls/autonomy (model- or learning-based)MATLAB

Benefits

  • benefits (listed in posting)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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