Site Engineering Robotics team is hiring a Systems Engineer summer internship in 2021. This candidate will take up a 12 week project on system design / system engineering / system integration, that may include new technology solution market scan, transferring XFN customers requirements into product specifications, coordinating cross-functional engineers (hardware, software, Robotics OS, testing, deployment and field support) in the product design, development and release, and roadmap study to use robotics solutions to automate and scale Facebooks data center infrastructure operations.
Robotics System Engineer, Intern Responsibilities
* Build strong partnership with internal infrastructure partners to understand their requirements, and identify ways that robotics could improve their operations
* Transfer customer requirements to product requirements. Identify the key enabling technologies, and make the tradeoffs between software and hardware solutions, and build versus buy
* Lead proof-of-concept research to evaluate the technologies and subsystems. Join the building and testing of prototypes to ensure feasibility and ability of robotics solutions to improve operations.
* Participate or lead product and technology market scan, participate or lead roadmaps development to drive continuous innovation
* Develop relationships with other data center XFN partners to analyze industry trends and future directions
Minimum Qualifications
* Master or PHD degree in System Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
* Minimum of three (3) years professional experience prior to current education, leading hardware and / or software development, or rapid prototyping projects
* Experience developing systems or technologies with cross-functional partners
* Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
* Effective presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
* Understanding of overall systems interactions of hardware, software, firmware, frameworks, network etc.
* Hands-on systems and product engineering and architecture experience in the overall product life cycle, include: product definition, requirements understanding, product SPEC development, hardware and software solution design, system integration, quality assurance, NPI intro and field deployment, operational process design, field service, etc.
* Success story in large and complex system design experience, including Robotics, Industrial automation, consumer electronics, etc.
* Working knowledge of the data center technology stack: computer, network, storage, and software architectures
* Working knowledge in supply chain and operational management
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About the Facebook company
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Menlo Park, CA
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.