Job Summary
**Please note that this role is unpaid**
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Delivery mission: assist astronauts in the
field by completing tasks (such as finding, picking up, and delivering objects), all while traversing terrain of increasing difficulty
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On the team, we hope to teach you about the mechanical and electrical design of our subsystems which include the rocker-bougie drive train and our 6 DOF robotic arm. If you’re interested in robotics and want to learn more about these challenges we need to tackle, feel free to apply! At UWRT we will give you meaningful projects that will go on our rover which will develop useful skills and knowledge to bring into your careers.
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Due to the high degree of interaction with other sub-teams and aircraft, it is required that the co-op is onsite in person in Waterloo. You will have flexible hours as you desire and are free to set your own schedule, but we will expect you to be available throughout the day and for team meetings that take place in the evenings.
Job Responsibilities
For the mechanical team, you Your role as the mechatronics engineering coop will involve working with cross-functional subteams that include the mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software. You will be helping with designing and manufacturing parts and subsystems for our the competition rover, which include carbon fiber pieces, machining metal components and assembling everything together. In addtion and doing system-level integration to implement your work with the overall architecture. In addition to this, some other roles you will take on will include:
Designing or modifying parts in Solidworks
Drafting 2D drawings from those parts for manufacturing
Aiding in the manufacturing of the various parts of our mechanical systems
Sourcing electrical components for system needs
Designing and seeing to completion for other subsystems such as the gimbal camera and radio mount or the science module.
Skills
Required Skills
Strong communication skills; capable of staying in contact with various stakeholders, contributing to technical discussions and asking thoughtful questions.
A drive to learn and contribute; design teams are all about growth and passion, and we want someone serious about achieving something they can be proud of, at UWRT.
Completed the Machine shop training. (Very important)
Preferred Skills
Some familiarity with 3D CAD, especially in Solidworks
Experience with manufacturing and fabrication in a machine shop
Experience with electrical systems