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# Internship - Manufacturing Engineering (Fall) at 1X

- **Company:** [1X](https://feeny.ai/companies/1x)
- **Location:** San Carlos, CA
- **Employment:** internship
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/1x/7d93444c-01f5-485c-89ef-24164f30441d

## Job description

## ABOUT 1X

We’re building humanoid robots that work in home, doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not.

To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, and manufacturing at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.

NEO is our flagship, a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it, we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.

If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world, this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time, safely creating abundance for all.

## ABOUT THE TEAM

The Manufacturing Engineering team is where a working design becomes a robot we can build over and over, reliably and at volume. We own the processes, fixtures, and assembly methods that turn parts into NEO, and we close the loop between the bench and the line so every revision is easier and faster to produce than the last. If we can’t make it repeatably, it doesn’t ship, which puts our work squarely on the critical path to putting safe, capable humanoids in people’s homes.

## YOUR CHARTER

Help create an abundant supply of physical labor through safe, intelligent humanoids that work alongside people, by making them manufacturable. In this role you’ll develop and improve the processes that take parts from raw stock to assembled, tested hardware, build the fixtures and workflows that make production repeatable, and feed what you learn on the floor straight back into the next robot revision. Every process you stand up moves NEO closer to shipping at scale, which means your work is production-critical, not a side project.

## KEY OUTCOMES

- Develop and document repeatable manufacturing and assembly processes for prototype and pre-production parts that others can run reliably.
- Build and improve fixtures, jigs, and workflows that reduce build time, scrap, and rework on the line.
- Own process validation and durability testing for the parts and assemblies you support, surfacing failure modes early and driving fixes.
- Produce and maintain accurate CAD and process documentation so parts and methods can be reproduced reliably across the team.
- Partner with design and engineering on the next robot revision to drive design-for-manufacturability improvements before parts hit the floor.

## KEY COMPETENCIES

- Builder’s instinct, you reach for the tools and make the process work rather than waiting for perfect information.
- Hands-on manufacturing aptitude across machining, 3D printing, assembly, and post-processing.
- Comfort in CAD, translating design intent into clean, manufacturable parts and fixtures.
- Process mindset, you think in terms of repeatability, throughput, and yield, not one-off builds.
- Clear communicator who documents work so the line and the design team can build on it.

## MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

- Hands-on experience in manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
- Basic CAD skills (SolidWorks, Onshape, or similar).
- Comfortable doing physical work, including setup, assembly, and post-processing.
- Currently studying engineering or a related field.

## PREFERRED SKILLS

- Prior work on manufacturing processes, fixturing, robotics, mechatronics, or general hardware projects.
- Exposure to design for manufacturability, process validation, or production scale-up.

WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL 1X TEAM MEMBER LOOK LIKE

Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it’s the one thing you can’t get back, because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.

On the Manufacturing Engineering team specifically, that shows up as:

- Own It. You take responsibility. If a process is broken or a part won’t build, you fix it.
- Move Fast. You make smart calls and iterate quickly instead of overanalyzing.
- Be Resourceful. You figure things out when tools, time, or info are limited.
- Learn & Improve. You absorb feedback, learn fast, and get better every week.
- Build Trust. You do what you say, communicate clearly, and follow through.

If you know how to build and can figure things out quickly, that matters more to us than checking every box.

## COMPENSATION RANGE

$35.00/hr

## BENEFITS

- $2,500 Monthly Housing Stipend
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches

## EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

## About 1X

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 1X develops general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial environments, combining AI and hardware to automate everyday tasks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Bernt Øyvind Børnich

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Robotics Engineering / Artificial Intelligence
- **Target customers**: B2C (home consumers via NEO) and B2B/Enterprise (industrial tasks via EVE)
- **Mission**: Build a truly abundant society through general-purpose robots capable of performing any kind of work autonomously, allowing humans to focus on what they love.

## Products & Services
- **NEO**: A friendly home humanoid robot designed to integrate seamlessly into daily life and handle chores. Currently in early access after the NEO Beta (2024) and NEO Gamma (2025) iterations. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/about)
- **EVE**: A wheeled industrial humanoid deployed in factories worldwide for autonomous industrial tasks. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/about)
- **Revo1**: A high-torque-to-weight drive servo motor inspired by human tendon actuation, used in 1X robots. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/about)
- **1X World Model**: A physics-grounded video model that enables NEO to learn autonomously from text or voice commands. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $169M as of mid-2026, with a $100M Series B led by EQT Ventures in January 2024. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: EQT Ventures (lead), plus other investors in secondary rounds. Acquired Kind Humanoid in January 2025. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount grew 121.2% YoY to 394 employees. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
  - Full-scale production of NEO began in Hayward, CA, with capacity to build 10,000 units per year. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
  - New Palo Alto HQ consolidated teams from Sunnyvale and Moss, Norway. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
  - Appointed Mohi Khansari as Head of Robot Learning (January 2026) and Vikram Kothari as VP of Operations (August 2025). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical integration**: Owns manufacturing in Hayward (U.S.) and Moss (Norway), controlling the full production stack.
- **Proprietary hardware**: Revo1 servo motor offers world-leading torque-to-weight ratio, enabling flexible, low-gear-ratio robotics.
- **AI-first approach**: The 1X World Model allows robots to learn physical tasks via simulation and self-supervised video prediction, reducing need for manual programming.
- **Early home deployment**: NEO is one of the first humanoid robots entering private homes, giving 1X real-world data and feedback loops.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling NEO production and expanding early access to more households across the U.S.
- Enhancing AI capabilities through the World Model and reinforcement learning (e.g., Redwood mobility controller).
- Building a robust supply chain and service network for home robots.
- Continuing enterprise deployments of EVE while shifting emphasis to the consumer market.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced, mission-driven environment focused on building humanoid robots that coexist with humans. Strong emphasis on AI, hardware, and real-world impact.
- **Work model**: Likely on-site for hardware and AI roles (multiple offices in Palo Alto, San Carlos, Sunnyvale, Hayward, and Moss). Some software roles may offer flexibility.
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics and AI, contribute to a product (NEO) that is already entering homes, and be part of a rapidly scaling company with strong funding.
- **Engineering culture**: High concentration of talent from Tesla, Apple, Google, and SpaceX. Active research in biomechanics, reinforcement learning, and simulation. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)
- **Open roles**: 65+ positions listed on the careers page across AI, hardware, software, operations, and manufacturing. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/careers)

## Sources
1. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/about)
2. [1x.tech](https://www.1x.tech/careers)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies)

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