Systems & Simulation Engineering Intern - Robotics R&D

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of system-level and subsystem-level simulations for robotic surgical platforms.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, electrical, controls, and software engineers to model system behavior and evaluate design performance.
• Analyze simulation and test data to identify trends, characterize system performance, and provide recommendations to guide engineering decisions.
• Assist with requirements development, traceability, and verification planning to ensure system designs meet intended performance objectives.
• Support system architecture studies, tradeoff analyses, and interface definition activities across multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering reports, and presentations summarizing simulation methodologies, assumptions, results, and conclusions.
• Support laboratory testing and correlation of simulation results with experimental data.
• Contribute to the creation of tools, scripts, or automation workflows that improve analysis, simulation, and engineering efficiency.

Job requirements

• Self-starter with a consistent record of engaging in self-directed learning and remaining productive with minimal direction.
• Fundamental understanding of engineering principles including dynamics, controls, robotics, mechanics, or system modeling.
• Experience using engineering analysis, simulation, or computational tools through coursework, research projects, design teams, or internships.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting technical data to draw meaningful conclusions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical work clearly.
• Available to work full-time (40 hours/week) and during hours agreed upon with the hiring manager.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 reflective of all coursework.
• Commitment to June 1 – August 20, 2027, or June 21 – September 10, 2027; term dates to align with cohort.