Summer 2025 IHMC Robotics Lab-Mechanical Engineering Internships

Seeking talented summer interns to be part of the IHMC Robotics Team to design, prepare for manufacture, and assemble parts for walking robots and exoskeletons. Internships are available for students who are currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in mechanical engineering or related field. Ideal internship candidates should have significant design and fabrication experience of robotic systems. Experience in Solidworks or OnShape CAD packages and basic knowledge of fasteners and bearings are required. Applicants will work closely with others in a small team environment requiring excellent communication and documentation skills.

This internship is for a full time, paid position in Pensacola, Florida. You must be available every day during regular work hours, for a minimum of nine (9) weeks.

As part of the application, we require that you provide a link (unlisted or public) to a YouTube video of you talking about one of your electrical projects. You can see a sample video of someone talking about a mechanical project at: https://youtu.be/iazm1KD5qoQ.

This video should highlight your communication skills as well as show your design. The video should:

  • Include you talking about your project
  • Be 1 minute (+/- 15 seconds) in length
  • Show your design, either actual or on computer screen
  • Have clear audio

To Apply:  

Please follow these instructions carefully. Your ability to follow the instructions and provide all the documents in the requested format will be part of your evaluation. Any application not following the instructions will be returned.

Email your application to: robotjobs at ihmc.org

The subject of the email must be: 2025 ME Internship – Your Last Name

Include the following 3 three (3) items as attachments in the email:

    1. Current resume in pdf format. Name your file: “YourLastName_Resume.pdf”
    2. Cover letter in pdf format. Name your file: “YourLastName_CoverLetter.pdf”

In the cover letter, include the following items:

      • Dates you are available for an internship. Note you must be available full time at IHMC in Pensacola, FL.
      • Describe your relevant mechanical design experience.
      • Discuss why you are interested in an internship at IHMC.
      • Provide link (URL) to your YouTube video.
      • Provide email and phone number for three (3) professional references.
    1. Download this Pre-Interview Questionnaire pdf, fill it out and attach it. Name your file: “YourLastName_Questionnaire.pdf”

For example, the subject line of an email application for John Smith would be: 2025 ME Internship – Smith

The resume file would be titled: Smith_Resume.pdf

The cover letter file would be titled: Smith_CoverLetter.pdf

The questionnaire file would be titled: Smith_Questionnaire.pdf

Updates to this announcement may appear at robots.ihmc.us/jobs

Questions: robotjobs at ihmc.org

Location: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Pensacola, FL

Application Deadline: February 16th, 2025

IHMC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.