Test & Reliability Engineering Intern

Company Overview

Gecko Robotics helps the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Its solutions combine wall‑climbing robots, industry‑leading sensors, and an AI‑powered data platform to give customers insight into the health of physical assets, enabling real‑time decision making, increased efficiency, safety, mission readiness, and protection of the environment.

About the role

Gecko Robotics is seeking a Test & Reliability Engineer Intern to join Field Infra’s Test & Reliability (T&R) team in Pittsburgh for Summer 2027. This is a full‑time, onsite internship, Monday through Friday. The intern will contribute to a defined engineering project focused on making robotic systems more dependable by building software tools, automating tests, and analyzing system data and logs. Working alongside experienced engineers, the intern will develop practical tools, execute tests, and generate evidence that improves how Gecko validates and learns from its robotic systems.

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 the project, results, and recommended next steps at the end of the internship.

Technologies

Depending on the assigned project, you may work with Python, Linux, Git, hardware and software test equipment, data‑analysis tools, and robotic‑system logs. The specific tools and technologies will depend on the assigned project.

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.

Preferred Skills

• 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 substantial project.
• Experience using Python to automate test workflows or analyze system data, logs, or failures.
• Familiarity with Linux, Git, and structured testing or debugging practices.
• Experience designing experiments, debugging system behavior, or building tools for others.
• Coursework or projects in software testing, controls, mechatronics, reliability engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including company equity and 401(k) matching.
• Gender‑neutral parental leave.
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Mental health support.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Family planning assistance.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Office‑first culture with flexibility to work from home as needed.

Schedule

Full‑time, onsite internship, Monday through Friday, for the Summer 2027 term.