Robotics and autonomous vehicle hardware internships
Sensors, actuation, embedded control and vehicle electronics at robotics and self-driving companies. The work sits on the boundary between electrical and mechanical, and the interviews follow: control loops, sensor fusion at the hardware level, and buses that have to survive a moving platform.
Open Robotics & AV postings
Live openings — 25
Pulled twice a day from the employers’ own job boards. Every row links to the source posting.
Updated 05 Sept, 15:04 UTC
Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Pipeline and Test Health Engineer
San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyFirmware Fundamentals03 Sept
Zipline
Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit Fundamentals28 Aug
Zipline
Embedded Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsTest Automation26 Aug
Zipline
Embedded Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsTest Automation25 Aug
Zipline
Civil and Structural Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging Methodology20 Aug
Zipline
Civil and Structural Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging Methodology20 Aug
Zipline
Electrical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Electrical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Controls Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Controls Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Hardware Test Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
Hardware Test Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Circuit FundamentalsFirmware Fundamentals19 Aug
Zipline
System Test Automation Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Test AutomationValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
System Test Automation Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Test AutomationValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Mechanical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyValidation & Reliability18 Aug
Zipline
Long Range Platform Hardware Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Manufacturing, DFM & DFTCircuit Fundamentals18 Aug
Zipline
Long Range Platform Embedded Firmware Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Firmware FundamentalsEmbedded Systems18 Aug
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Power Systems Integration Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsControl Systems03 Aug
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT03 Aug
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT03 Aug
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Firmware Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Communication ProtocolsFirmware Fundamentals22 Jun
Zipline
Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Fall 2026)
South San Francisco, California, USA
Debugging MethodologyManufacturing, DFM & DFT22 May
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Electrical Engineering Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Circuit FundamentalsCommunication Protocols25 Apr
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Hardware Test Intern [Fall 2026]
San Jose, CA
Firmware FundamentalsDebugging Methodology24 Oct
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