Test & Reliability Engineering Intern

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own a scoped engineering project that improves a test, regression, reliability-analysis, or test-data workflow.
• Help plan, execute, and document software and integrated robotic-system tests under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Analyze test results, clearly document findings and open questions, and recommend improvements to test coverage and repeatability.
• Develop or improve tooling, automation, scripts, or documentation that makes testing more efficient and reliable.
• Collaborate with Test & Reliability engineers and partner teams to understand how field observations and engineering requirements inform validation.
• Present your project, results, and recommended next steps at the end of the internship.

Job requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related technical discipline, with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028.
• Ability to work onsite in Pittsburgh, Monday through Friday, for the full Summer 2027 internship.
• Foundational programming experience in Python or another general-purpose programming language.
• Experience writing, testing, or debugging software through coursework, projects, research, competition teams, or a prior internship.
• Interest in software testing, reliability, robotics, embedded systems, or complex physical systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to structure technical problems, document work clearly, communicate findings, and learn from feedback.
• Previous hands-on experience with robotics, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical systems, or other complex physical systems through an internship, research position, engineering lab, competition team, or…
• Experience using Python to automate test workflows or analyze system data, logs, or failures.