Hardware Co-op: R&d - Vancouver, Canada - Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Your New Role and Team
Our robotics team is looking to hire a Hardware R&D Co-op.

Reporting to the Hardware R&D Lead, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of hardware systems, sensors and actuators, instrumentation, and control systems.

Our Success Criteria*- Bring hands-on experience in machining, fast prototyping methods, structural simulation, sensors and actuator design

Gain cuttingedge career experience as you build and monitor the performance of new prototypes, resolve issues and iterate to improve the performance and resolve the issues of the previous versions
Achieve companywide visibility as you partner with design and mechanical teams using test equipment and assisting with experiments
Expand your R&D experience as you develop, prototype and manufacture new parts and systems

Your Experience*
Qualifications:

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, engineering physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Knowledge in fluid mechanics, hydraulics and heat transfer
Knowledge of CAD, mechanical design, mechanisms and actuators
Handson experience and deep technical understanding of prototyping methods, machining, and 3D printing

Skills:

Indepth knowledge of mechanical design, fluid mechanics (including hydraulics) and heat transfer, sensors and actuators, and mechatronics systems
CAD experience (OnShape, SolidWorks, etc.), machining and power tools experience, and handson experience with fast prototyping methods
Excellent problemsolving 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
Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
Demonstrated ability to influence others without authority
Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
Obsession with bringing humanlike intelligence to machines

Working at Sanctuary*Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Benefits

Full time employees enjoy medical/dental/vision, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary*Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary is a Vancouver, Canada-based company.

Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind).

The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

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Full-time, Internship, Apprenticeship