Associate Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
CoStar Group is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. As a Fortune 500 company, CoStar Group invests in early-career talent by providing hands-on learning opportunities, meaningful responsibilities, and clear pathways for professional growth. The Manufacturing Engineering Operations team builds and supports the automation, test, and assembly processes behind Matterport's devices and product lines. This role is an eight-week, in-person internship focused on automation, test fixture design, or performance analysis for hardware development, requiring a blend of mechanical engineering skills with software and electrical instincts. Interns will be comfortable working with PCBs, assembling electromechanical devices, sensors, and analyzing hardware data. The work will be challenging but scoped to the intern's level, with guidance from experienced engineers, dedicated mentors, and an open, cross-functional culture.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited, not-for-profit university or college in Mechanical Engineering or a comparable major.
- Must have an expected graduation date of December 2026 - June 2027.
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- At least 2 months of previous relevant internship or co-op experience.
- Proficiency with a CAD package (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar).
- Hands-on aptitude: comfortable prototyping, wiring, assembling, and troubleshooting hardware.
- Comfort extracting and analyzing data with Python, MATLAB, or Excel, plus clear written and verbal communication.
- Ability to discuss prior internship, project, or academic work, including the problem solved, technical approach, collaboration, and outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of mechatronics fundamentals: sensors, actuators, motor control, and basic electronics.
- Experience with microcontrollers or embedded platforms (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar).
- Exposure to a manufacturing, production, or lab environment.
- Coursework or projects in mechanical design, robotics, automation, sensors, or precision motion systems.
- Interest in learning new technologies and building high-quality hardware.
- Demonstrated initiative and collaboration through academic, internship, extracurricular, or team-based experiences.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices.
- Exposure to AI, frameworks, or other technical tools through coursework, projects, internships, or personal learning.
Responsibilities
- Own one hardware project end to end, from concept through build and validation, and present it at the close of the internship.
- Design and assemble electromechanical hardware, working across all hardware sub-systems.
- Extract performance data from hardware systems and process it into useful, actionable results.
- Apply both mechanical and software/electrical engineering skills to solve real manufacturing or design problems.
- Work cross-functionally with experienced engineers and mentors, learning our processes, procedures, and product lines along the way.
Benefits
- Generous compensation and performance-based incentives.
- Internal training.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug.
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
- Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family.
- Commuter and parking benefits.
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Paid time off.
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent).
- Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
