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# Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern (Spring 2027) at Multiply Labs

- **Company:** Multiply Labs
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** internship
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-26
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/multiplylabs/4a95d36f-6ea3-4044-a6ab-5c2c1d4997a5

## Job description

Join the Future of Robotic Biomanufacturing!

Multiply Labs is a robotics company on a mission to solve a significant bottleneck in modern medicine: the manufacturing of life-saving advanced biologics, from gene and cell therapies to antibodies and more.

Today, these therapies are produced through manual, labor-intensive processes. Costs are extremely high—often $500K–$2M per patient—limiting access to only a small fraction of those who need them.

As product complexity increases and the cost of failure and scientific labor rises, the industry is shifting toward automation. Robotics and AI are making automated biologics manufacturing feasible, reliable, and economically scalable.

We believe the future of biomanufacturing is robotic—closed, automated, and scalable—ensuring critical therapeutics are accessible to every patient who needs them.

## Why This Matters

We don’t just build robots—we’re building the essential infrastructure for next-generation biologics. Our technology enables biopharma companies to scale production without redesigning their science, reducing regulatory hurdles and lowering costs so these treatments can reach more patients.

The Stack & the Scale

- The Mission: Build the world’s best robots to make life-saving therapies accessible to all.

- The Technology: Advanced robotic orchestration, high-precision automation, cloud-integrated hardware-software systems, dexterous manipulation, and imitation learning.

- The Location: Headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

- The Backing: Supported by premier investors, including Casdin Capital, Lux Capital, and Y Combinator.

To learn more and to view a video of our robots in action, visit us at [www.multiplylabs.com](https://www.multiplylabs.com) and follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/multiply-labs).

## About the Role

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Co-op/Intern to join our team in San Francisco for a full-time co-op/internship position starting in January 2027. You will apply your engineering skills to design robotic cartridges and consumables involved in the manufacturing of novel pharmaceutical products.

You’ll work directly with a cross-functional hardware and software team on designing and building the current and next generations of Multiply Labs’ robotic consumables. The work spans selecting and designing consumables, setting high-level design goals, building prototypes, and taking designs to production.

You’ll succeed in this role if you can optimize designs using first-principles engineering approaches. We run several projects at once, so you’ll need strong documentation skills and the ability to turn ideas into action. You’ll help drive decisions on major projects while coordinating with colleagues.

## Responsibilities

- Own consumable and robotic design projects

- Investigate applicable technologies and components

- Prototype, test, and iterate on designs

- Create supporting design documentation, including 3D CAD models and detailed drawings

## Qualifications

- Currently working towards a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

- Strong mechanical fundamentals, creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and communication skills

- Ability to solve complex technical problems by breaking them down into simpler pieces and executable tasks

- Experience with 3D CAD software (Onshape, SolidWorks, etc.), including modeling and creation of detailed drawings

- Knowledge of mechanical components, common engineering metals, plastics, joining methods, part fabrication methods, and finishing operations

- Understanding of design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA) principles

- Highly motivated, independent, curious, and eager to learn

Additional preferred qualifications:

- Experience iterating through design cycles from concept through production, including concept generation, downselection, rapid prototyping, testing, analysis, and manufacturing

- Hands-on experience with machine shop and prototyping tools

Physical & Working Conditions

- Ability to reach, stoop, crouch, and kneel, including entering and working inside a robotic cluster for maintenance, cleaning, or intervention

- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs (equipment, parts, tools) and up to 5 lbs overhead

- Manual dexterity to use hand tools, manage cabling, and perform mechanical adjustments

- Work primarily in a manufacturing area adjacent to a lab; must follow strict safety protocols (e.g., BSL-2) and maintain situational awareness

- Potential exposure to hazardous materials, including biological agents and cryogenics, while servicing equipment

- Required use of PPE (lab coat, safety glasses, gloves) for extended periods

- Flexible schedule, with occasional evenings or weekends for time-sensitive builds or testing

Total Rewards & Life at Multiply Labs

- Competitive Compensation: $5,000/month.

- Real Ownership: Own meaningful design projects on robots that go into production, not side tasks.

- Mentorship: Work side by side with experienced mechanical, robotics, and software engineers.

- Office Perks: An energetic SF office culture featuring catered team lunches, stocked kitchen, and frequent team events.

- Great people, meaningful work, and a team that genuinely believes in what we’re building.

- No Set Hours: Set your own schedule in alignment with your manager and team. We hold a high bar, measuring success by impact and outcomes—not hours logged.

Come build the world’s best robots—and help make life-saving therapies accessible to all.

We actively seek candidates with diverse perspectives and lived experiences. We’re committed to building a team where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work.

Multiply Labs encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply—even if you don’t meet every qualification. If you’re excited about our mission and think you can contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

Our headquarters is located in San Francisco’s vibrant Dogpatch neighborhood.

## About Multiply Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Multiply Labs develops advanced robotic systems that manufacture next-generation cell therapies and individualized drugs at scale, providing pharma robotics as a service.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $22.8M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016 (Y Combinator Summer 2016 batch)
- **Founders**: Fred Parietti (Co-Founder & CEO) and others (no additional names publicly confirmed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Robotics Engineering for life sciences / pharmaceutical manufacturing
- **Target customers**: B2B; biotech and pharmaceutical companies developing cell and gene therapies (enterprise)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Building the world’s best robots to make advanced therapies accessible to all” – automation is the key to enabling life-saving therapies to reach all patients who need them

## Products & Services
- **Robotic Manufacturing Systems**: Cloud-controlled modular robotic systems that automate the production of individualized drugs and cell therapies. Compatible with market-leading GMP instruments and GxP software. Sold as “robotic production capacity” (robotics-as-a-service).
- **Digital Process Control**: Real-time monitoring and data management integrated with leading facility management software.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $3.2M (latest data); Total funding $22.8M
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 
  * Lead investor in Series A: Casdin Capital ($20M, April 2021)
  * Partners: Legend Biotech, Retro Biosciences, Portal Biotechnologies, GenScript, UCSF, Stanford
- **Growth Signals**: 
  * Headcount grew 37.7% YoY to 61 employees
  * $85M partnership with Retro Biosciences (May 2024)
  * Published 74% cost reduction breakthrough for cell therapy manufacturing (August 2025)
  * Open job postings for senior robotics, VP Software Engineering, and research scientists

## Competitive Advantages
- First-mover in robotic manufacturing specifically for cell and gene therapies
- Cloud-controlled modular systems designed to be deployed inside pharma customers’ facilities
- Peer-reviewed studies with UCSF and Stanford validate performance
- Compatible with established GMP instruments, lowering adoption barriers

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling commercial deployments with top pharma partners (Legend Biotech, Retro Bio)
- Reducing cost of cell therapy manufacturing to unlock global patient access
- Expanding robotic capabilities for dexterous and mobile manipulation (reflected in recent job postings)
- Growing the engineering and research team to accelerate product development

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: A tight-knit team of roboticists, scientists, and engineers (52 people + 1 robot) united by a mission to solve a real manufacturing bottleneck. Described as “one of the hardest problems we know of.”
- **Work policy**: On-site in San Francisco (all listed roles are on-site); also an office in Milan/Pavia/Turin, Italy.
- **Employer rating**: 3.7/5 on Built In (12 reviews) – culture score 3.5, career score 3.5, compensation 3.2, work-life 2.7.
- **Notable perks**: Y Combinator alumni; exposure to cutting-edge robotics and biopharma; opportunity to work with global pharma leaders.
- **Diverse team**: Workforce spans 5 countries (US, Italy, China, Brazil, Russia) with strong technical tilt (47% technical staff).
- **Recent open roles**: VP Software Engineering, Senior/Staff Robotics Research Scientist, Robotics Software Engineer, Field Engineer, Executive Assistant to the CEO.

## Sources
1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/multiply-labs) – Company details, financials, workforce, news
2. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/multiply-labs) – Reviews, culture, office locations, open jobs
3. [multiplylabs.com/team](https://www.multiplylabs.com/team) – Team page, mission statement, culture
4. [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiply-labs) – Founding info, batch, description
5. [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com) – News on partnerships and cost reduction (via search results)

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