Summer Robotics Hardware Intern at Yondu AI (Gardena, CA)
Yondu AI· Gardena, CA· $4k–$10k·
Role details
Salary
$4k–$10k
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Internship
Job description
For summer of 2026. Note: We will provide a housing stipend but not relocation assistance.
What You’ll Do
- Design and integrate electrical and mechanical systems.
- Work with cutting edge humanoid robots in real deployments.
- Rapidly prototype, and iterate based on changing demands.
- Collaborate with software and simulation teams to meet their needs.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience with electromechanical systems or robotics.
- Excellent mechanical intuition, you understand how things move, fail, and improve.
- Experience with hand tools and disassembly, assembly, and documentation of systems.
- Skills in CAD and embedded systems.
- Strong hands-on engineering and troubleshooting ability.
- A portfolio and/or an independent project or 2 would be ideal to display real skills and end to end management of a project.
- Experience with CAD software specifically Fusion360, KiCAD, and the .urdf format.
- Experience with typical humanoid systems (BLDC actuators, CANbus, lithium based batteries).
Why This Role
- Direct impact on company results.
- Getting experience with cutting edge systems.
- Learn a variety of prototyping methods and end to end project ownership.
Why work at Yondu AI
- Team & Culture: Led by two MIT co-founders; strong research talent (MIT CSAIL Postdoc, Georgia Tech PhD, industry veterans in RL/teleoperation). Culture emphasizes continuous learning, keeping up with SOTA research, and tackling one of the hardest problems in robot learning.
- Compensation & Benefits: 401(k) matching (100% of first 3%, 50% of next 2%); comprehensive medical/dental (100% premiums covered for employee and dependents); unlimited PTO plus dedicated sick leave.
- Work Environment: Based in Los Angeles (Gardena) – hands-on, in-person collaboration with local customers; roles include robotics software, mechatronics, and business development.
- Growth Opportunity: Early-stage startup with a chance to shape the product and technology from the ground up, working on real-world embodied AI deployments.