Location
Vancouver CA
Vancouver CA
Salary
(Yearly)
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(Yearly)
(Yearly)
(Hourly)
Undisclosed
-
Date posted
September 15, 2025
Job type
Intern
Experience level
Mid level

Job Description

Your New Role and Team
Sanctuary–a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company–is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Co-op student. Reporting to the Robotics lead, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of our cycle testing, mechatronics, and mechanical engineering activities.

The best candidates for this role have excellent problem-solving skills and hands-on experience with building robotic or mechatronic systems. Ultimately, you’ll be a valued resource as you support the design/build process of our robotic systems, collaborate with other teams to test multiple components, and maintain and update prototype hardware features.

Our Success Criteria

  • Bring hands-on experience in understanding and designing our robotics hardware, printing experimental parts, devise and carry out testing, and present results/suggest improvements
  • Gain cutting edge career experience as you design and build cycle testing hardware, work with engineers to create a test plan, write cycle testing software, analyze and organize test data, and work on streamlining and modularizing testing setup
  • Achieve company-wide visibility as you partner with leaders and engineers to improve our robotics hardware, and participate in a variety of impactful robotics and hardware related projects projects
  • Expand your engineering skills as you work on mechanical and mechatronics design, drawings, BOMs, testing, manufacturing, assembly instructions, and more

  • Your Experience
    Qualifications:
  • Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or graduated within the last two years
  • Experience using OnShape or another CAD tool
  • Experience with complex mechanical or mechatronic systems

  • Skills:
  • Excellent practical skills, including assembly, soldering, and use of hand/power tools
  • Ability to manage and utilize 3D printers
  • Knowledge of electrical circuits and components
  • Foundational skills in coding and data analysis
  • Experience with mechanical component selection
  • Experience with engineering drawings
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and process documentation skills
  •  
    Traits:
  • Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
  • Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
  • Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
  • A passion for engineering and building things
  • Enthusiasm for bringing human-like intelligence to machines
  • Apply now
    Sanctuary AI is hiring a Intern, Mechanical Engineering (Jan 2026 - Aug 2026). Apply through Homebase and and make the next move in your career!
    Apply now
    Companies size
    101-200
    employees
    Founded in
    2018
    Headquaters
    Vancouver, Canada
    Country
    Canada
    Industry
    Software Development
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