Internship 2026 Hardware Engineer (Winter Term)

Bedrock Robotics Inc • San Francisco, CA

3d

About The Position

Bedrock is bringing autonomy to the construction industry! We're a group of veterans from the autonomous vehicle industry who are passionate about bringing the benefits of automation to areas in the construction industry currently underserved by the market. We're growing our sizable fleet of retrofitted autonomous construction machines and we're looking for a motivated hardware engineering intern to support system testing and integration. You will work alongside senior engineers who design these systems, and you will help deliver robust and capable autonomous HW systems to the field.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• Solid foundational knowledge in HW engineering subjects such as mechanical, electrical, and embedded SW
• Coursework or project experience with some or all of the following: Embedded compute platforms, including single-board computers or edge compute modules
• Common autonomous sensing technologies such as lidar, camera, radar, GNSS, or IMUs
• Packaging and integration of HW systems, including basic mechanical or thermal considerations
• Basic signaling and communication protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, or Ethernet
• Proficiency in one or more of Python, C/C++, or Rust, with the ability to write scripts for tests, data collection, or analysis
• Strong fundamentals in circuits, signals, and basic mechanical design
• Comfortable working in a lab environment with tools such as a multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator, soldering iron, or hammer when necessary :)

Nice To Haves

• Prior co-op terms, personal projects, or club experience (e.g. UW Robotics, Formula Electric, WATonomous) in hardware or embedded systems
• Expertise with camera, lidar, radar, IMU, or GNSS
• Embedded compute platforms, in particular the Nvidia Jetson lineup
• Communication protocols (CAN, UART, SPI, RS232/422/485, Ethernet, etc.)
• Curiosity about autonomy and prior work in this area
• Basic PCB design or schematic capture tools (KiCad, Eagle, Altium, Cadence, etc.)
• Experience with version control (git) and collaborative engineering workflows
• Familiarity with construction, off-road, or heavy equipment
• A portfolio of personal or academic hardware projects (robotics, embedded systems, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Support the design, characterization, integration, and validation of Bedrock autonomy hardware and related systems, under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Assist with component evaluations for our autonomous HW platforms
• Write sensor data analysis and test automation scripts (Python and/or C++/C/Rust)
• Run tests, collect data, and document results clearly for the engineering team

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern