Summer Engineering Intern

Job Description

About Charge Robotics:

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup dedicated to building robots that construct solar farms. The demand for new solar projects is experiencing explosive growth, with one-fifth of all existing solar installations in the US having occurred last year alone. However, traditional construction companies struggle to keep pace due to significant labor shortages.

Recognizing this critical bottleneck, Charge Robotics was founded to develop robotic solutions that directly address this challenge, thereby accelerating the global transition to renewable energy. As a fast-moving company, Charge Robotics offers continuous opportunities for learning and professional growth. Employees are empowered to make a substantial impact on the company’s direction and are compensated accordingly.

The company is an MIT-founded venture, backed by prominent generalist and climate tech investors, including Lux Capital and Y Combinator (S21).

If you are passionate about solving challenging problems with a direct and meaningful impact on climate change, you will thrive at Charge Robotics. Learn more about Charge Robotics through the following:

• Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate’s Biggest Problems
• MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
• YouTube – full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm

About this role: Summer Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

As a Summer Engineering Intern at Charge Robotics, you will engage with real-world hardware and software systems that power our advanced robotic factories. Your contributions will directly facilitate the deployment of gigawatts of clean electricity generation. This role is based at our East Bay HQ, with potential opportunities for travel to customer field deployments to observe your work in action.

Interns will be assigned a specific project to own and drive forward throughout the summer, working in close collaboration with our experienced engineering team.

What you’ll be working on:

• Contributing to the design, testing, or manufacturing of mechanical, electrical, or software systems integral to our robotic factory operations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, software, supply chain) on genuine engineering challenges that directly influence our production timeline.
• Documenting your work, creating validation and test procedures, or developing tools and automation to enhance our engineering and manufacturing processes.

You:

• Are pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mechatronics, or a related field (graduating 2027 or later).
• Possess hands-on experience with robotics projects and genuinely enjoy building things (personal projects are highly valued over coursework).
• Are comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment characterized by ambiguity and evolving priorities.
• Are based in, or can relocate to, the SF Bay Area for summer 2026, and are able to work 5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ for a duration of 12 weeks.
• Are enthusiastic about working with (and safely climbing into) giant robots.
• Derive satisfaction from personally contributing to climate change mitigation efforts.

It’d also be nice if you:

• Have experience or coursework in robotics, industrial automation, controls, or manufacturing systems.
• Are familiar with CAD tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD), programming languages (Python, C++), or electrical design software.
• Have worked on projects involving mechanical systems, embedded systems, motor control, sensors, or factory automation.
• Are comfortable with hands-on work in a shop/factory environment.

Charge Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity within our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.