Structures: Design and model mechanical structures including external enclosures, internal compute frames, and load-bearing chassis.

Mounts: Design and validate robust sensor mounts, payload attachment points, and mechanical interfaces.

Ingress Protection: Implement IP-rated solutions with gaskets, seals, membranes, and coatings to meet water/dust ingress standards.

Thermal Management: Incorporate thermal mitigation strategies such as fans, heat sinks, conductive paths, and airflow guides.

Mass & Volume Budgets: Ensure adherence to payload constraints, including tight volumetric envelopes and weight limitations.

CAD & Simulation: Build detailed SolidWorks CAD assemblies. Run FEA and thermal simulations to validate strength, durability, and heat dissipation.

Material & Component Selection: Choose materials and components to meet mass, strength, thermal, and manufacturability constraints. Design for Production: Apply DFM, DFA, DFS principles throughout the design lifecycle.

System Testing: Conduct mechanical load testing (shock, vibration), thermal validation, ingress tests, and sensor alignment assessments.

Prototyping: Rapidly iterate on prototypes for fit checks, thermal evaluations, and integration trials.

Documentation & Budgets: Generate mechanical drawings, GD&T annotations, BOMs, and assembly instructions for fabrication and QA. Manage weight, volume, and thermal budgets.

Build: Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to procure mechanical hardware. Develop QA checks for incoming units. Support payload integration and scaling.

Debug: Investigate mechanical failures, deformation, and environmental weaknesses during testing and deployments.

Mechanical Engineer Internship, Robotics Hardware

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Qualification

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Company

Field AI

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