Test & Reliability Engineering Intern

Gecko Robotics is helping the worlds most important organizations ensure the availability reliability and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Geckos complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots industry-leading sensors and an AI-powered data platform to provide customerswith a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations promote mission readiness and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Gecko Robotics is seeking a Test & Reliability Engineer Intern to join Field Infras Test & Reliability (T&R) team in Pittsburgh for Summer 2027. This is a full-time onsite internship Monday through Friday.

You will contribute to a defined engineering project focused on making our robotic systems more dependable by building software tools automating tests and analyzing system data and logs. Working alongside experienced engineers you will develop practical tools execute tests and generate evidence that improves how Gecko validates and learns from its robotic systems.

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

Technologies We Use

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.

About You

You are a curious hands-on engineering student who enjoys understanding how complex systems behave in the real world. You are comfortable learning across software and hardware boundaries approaching problems methodically and communicating what you observed and what you do not yet know.

Required Skills

• Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters 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

• Previous 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.

At Gecko our people are our greatest addition to competitive compensation packages we offer company equity 401(k) matching gender-neutral parental leave full medical dental and vision insurance mental health ongoing professional development family planning assistance and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration innovation and partnership and we believe we do our best work when were together in person. Were an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week others need a bit moreflexibility. Ultimately we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect todays infrastructure and give form to tomorrows. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability uniform service veteran status age or any other protected characteristic per federal state or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission wed love to hear from you.

Required Experience:

Intern