Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Location: In office at 1 Cabot Rd, Medford, USA. US work authorization is required, and applicants must meet applicable export-control eligibility requirements.

Company

hirify.global designs marine robotic equipment for cleaning and inspecting ships while they are in transit.

What you will do

• Design structures, mechanisms, fixtures, and ancillary hardware for the marine robot.
• Design tooling and procure hardware needed to realize mechanical designs.
• Own a component, process, or system from design requirements through realization and testing.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate electrical, firmware, and GNC requirements with vehicle hardware.
• Develop reliable solutions for challenging flow and corrosion environments.

Requirements

• Experience with hardware design, fabrication, and assembly.
• Experience with mechanical analysis, analytical methods, and finite element analysis.
• Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, or Siemens NX.
• Availability to complete a 12-week internship in summer 2027.
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment; sponsorship should not be expected.
• Applicants must satisfy the stated EAR export-control eligibility requirements for immediate access to controlled technical information.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotic hardware design.
• Experience with nonlinear finite element modeling using tools such as ANSYS or ABAQUS.
• Experience with CNC machining, manufacturing methods, GD&T, hardware sourcing, or procurement.
• At least one summer of mechanical engineering work experience or one year of practical student build-team experience.
• Progress toward a four-year degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, in-office work within a multidisciplinary hardware engineering environment.
• Hands-on work spanning design, fabrication, integration, and testing of marine robotic hardware.
• Equal opportunity employment.