Test & Reliability Engineering Intern

The role

You will own a scoped engineering project to improve test, regression, reliability-analysis, or test-data workflows. You will build software tools, automate tests, and analyze system data and logs to make robotic systems more dependable.

What you will do

• 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.
• Analyze test results, document findings, and recommend improvements to test coverage and repeatability.
• Develop or improve tooling, automation, scripts, or documentation.
• Collaborate with Test & Reliability engineers and partner teams.
• Present your project, results, and recommended next steps at the end of the internship.

Required qualifications

• 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.

Nice to have

• Previous hands-on experience with robotics, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical systems, or other complex physical systems through an internship, research position, engineering lab, competition
• 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

• Company equity
• 401(k) matching
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Mental health
• Ongoing professional development
• Family planning assistance
• Flexible paid time off

About the company

Gecko Robotics helps organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure using wall-climbing robots, sensors, and an AI-powered data platform.