Human Computer Lab
Intern - Mechatronics Engineer
Toronto +1 · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Toronto
San Francisco - Education
- Pursuing a degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Supports development of the LeLamp character robot through hands-on mechanical prototyping, controls and calibration work, integration testing, and model-behavior analysis.
What you'll do
- Build and iterate on prototyping rigs; perform mechanical assembly, wiring, and basic controls integration.
- Support controls and mechanical design through sensor wiring, calibration, test scripts, CAD iteration, and integration troubleshooting.
- Run test cycles, document results, and explore model behavior using mechanistic interpretability techniques.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Exposure to CAD and basic controls or embedded work.
- Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, machining, microcontrollers, or simple test rigs.
Nice to have
- Exposure to mechanistic interpretability or model-internals work, such as probing, activation patching, or sparse autoencoders.
Tools
SolidWorks, Onshape, Fusion360
AI focus
Explore mechanistic interpretability of the models behind LeLamp’s character and behavior, including probing and activation analysis, and characterize unexpected behaviors.
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