Robotics Mentor Engineer

About the Role

Xai Robotics is hiring a Robotics Mentor Engineer to help lead direct mentorship of students as they design, wire, build, test, debug, and think through robotic systems. This is a teaching-first engineering role where every other part of the job exists to support that mission. This is not a passive classroom role or a back room engineering job—you will stand at the intersection of teaching and systems thinking, helping students learn how engineers actually work through real hardware, real code, real mistakes, and real problem solving. The best mentor engineers can lead a student to the answer, not just know it themselves.

Core Responsibilities

• Mentor students through hands-on robotics work across build, wiring, programming, and debugging
• Teach students how to reason about systems instead of simply following steps
• Explain engineering concepts clearly to different age groups and levels of readiness
• Help maintain a culture of seriousness, curiosity, and disciplined building
• Learn Xai Robotics platforms deeply enough to teach them with confidence
• Keep robots, tools, and lab systems ready for student use
• Troubleshoot issues in a way that strengthens instructional quality
• Improve build flow, clarity, robustness, and documentation
• Refine instructional materials and technical explanations
• Contribute to engineering improvements that directly support teaching and student outcomes

Who Fits This Role

We are looking for engineers with strong foundations in one or more of the following areas:

• Mechanical Engineering: CAD, structure design, fitment, fabrication, and mechanism reasoning
• Electrical Engineering: circuits, sensors, actuators, power behavior, and system integration
• Computer Science / Embedded Systems / AI: control logic, state-based behavior, sensor processing, and hardware-aware programming

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong engineering fundamentals in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
• Genuine teaching instinct and the patience to guide students through mistakes without lowering the standard
• Comfort with real tools, real hardware, and real debugging
• Ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity and precision
• Willingness to work onsite and be fully present during instructional hours

Important Context

This role is mentorship first—that is not a side detail but the core of the job. You may help improve systems, build flows, and instructional infrastructure, but those efforts exist to make the student experience stronger. If you are looking for a role centered on solitary research or isolated implementation work, this will not be the right fit. If you want to apply serious engineering in a setting where your work directly shapes how young builders think, build, and grow, this role is unusually meaningful.

Why Xai Robotics

Xai Robotics is not a generic enrichment center. We are building a serious robotics institution in South Florida, led by engineers with high standards and startup intensity. Our environment blends hands-on teaching, real system thinking, and the kind of build culture more often associated with ambitious engineering teams than after-school programs. This is a chance to do work that is technical, visible, and consequential—helping students encounter engineering through rigor, construction, iteration, and proof.

Schedule

• Onsite in Coral Springs, Florida
• Part-time role
• Candidates must be available during instructional windows, which may include weekday afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays