Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)
About Charge Robotics:
Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.
Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources.
We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables.
Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly.
We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Lux Capital and Y Combinator (S21).
If you’re excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in! Read more about Charge at the links below:
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:
As a Summer Engineering Intern at Charge Robotics, you'll work on real hardware and software systems that power our robotic factories, contributing directly to the deployment of gigawatts of clean electricity generation. You will be based out of our East Bay HQ with possible opportunities to travel to customer field deployments to see your work deployed in the field. You will be given a project to own and drive forward through the summer, closely collaborating with our small engineering team.
What you'll be working on:
Contributing to the design, testing, or manufacturing of mechanical, electrical, or software systems for our robotic factory
Working with cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, software, supply chain) on real engineering challenges that affect our production timeline
Documenting your work, creating validation/test procedures, or developing tools/automation to improve 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)
Have hands-on experience with robotics projects and enjoy building things (personal projects >> coursework)
Are comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with ambiguity and evolving priorities
Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area for summer 2026, and able to work 5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ for 12 weeks
Are excited to work with (and safely climb into) giant robots
Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change
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, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.