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ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Mechanical Engineer - Robotics

SwRI Structural Geology & Geomechanics
San Antonio, TX Intern
POSTED ON 11/25/2025
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ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Mechanical Engineer - Robotics

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Who We Are

The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries.

Objectives Of This Role

  • Contribute to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
  • Support mechanical design, software/controls development, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots and custom automation hardware.
  • Be part of a team with some of the brightest minds in industrial robotics.
  • Find new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
  • Activities will include work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories.
  • Meetings as well as deployment efforts may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
  • Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.

Daily And Monthly Responsibilities

  • Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and engineering staff.
  • Develop hardware and/or software solutions for robotic and automated system.
  • Development tasks include: design, build, debug, and implementation at client facilities.
  • Coordinate individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization
  • Assist in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
  • Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for projects.
  • Has a special focus on mechanical design for mechanisms.

Requirements

  • Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other robotics-related engineering degree.
  • 0-5 years: BS candidates must have relevant academic research and/or internship experience. MS and PhD candidates must have completed graduate work related to robotics or mechatronics.
  • Strong mechanical design skills; Experience with mechanical design, mechatronics, and/or robotics through an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
  • Strong software skills; C or Python preferred; Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred. Operational and/or research experience with software is required.
  • Strong communication skills
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas

For more information about this division, visit the Intelligent Systems home page.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.

For benefits information at all other locations, click here.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.

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