Mechanical Engineer (Fall 2026 Co-op

Mechanical Engineering Co-op

Reframe Systems is a Physical AI and robotics company on a mission to make high-performance housing attainable and abundant in the communities where people want to live. Through our vertically integrated delivery model and highly automated microfactories, we deliver climate-resilient homes and buildings with greater speed and predictability than traditional construction.

Our volumetric modular buildings are produced in our Andover, MA microfactory, with a growing pipeline across North America and a new microfactory on the way. We are building a system that balances repeatability with site-responsive design, enabling homes adaptable to each site, community, and customer need. Our cross-disciplinary team brings together architecture, robotics, design engineering, software, factory operations, and field delivery to change how housing gets delivered.

We're reimagining the future of housing through a smarter and more sustainable system that empowers people to live better. Come build it with us.

• Design and iterate fast: take on real mechanical design problems across FAB1 projects — fixtures, workstations, material handling, tooling — and move quickly from concept to CAD to working prototype.

• Build what you design: fabricate and assemble your own prototypes and production hardware using mills, lathes, laser cutters, welders, 3D printers, and standard shop tools.

• Rotate across projects: work across multiple active work streams on the ME team rather than a single fixed project, picking up context quickly and contributing wherever the team needs hands and ideas.

• Test and improve: validate your designs on the shop floor, troubleshoot what doesn't work, and iterate toward a production-ready result.

• Support documentation: produce clear CAD models and basic technical drawings that a teammate or vendor could build from.

• Learn the full stack: get exposure to how mechanical design connects to robotics, automation, and factory operations in a live manufacturing environment.

• Currently pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field; junior or senior standing preferred.

• Solid CAD skills (Onshape, Solid Works, Fusion 360, or similar) and the ability to go from a rough idea to a modeled part quickly.

• Comfortable and safe operating shop tools and equipment — mills, lathes, laser cutters, welding, 3D printing, hand and power tools.

• A fast learner who can pick up new tools, processes, and project context with minimal ramp-up.

• Bias toward action: you'd rather build a rough prototype and learn from it than perfect a design on paper.

• Strong communicator who works well within a team and can take direction from multiple engineers across rotating projects.

• Available for a full-time, semester-length co-op in Billerica, MA this fall.

• Prior shop, machine design, or robotics club/competition experience (FSAE, FRC, Baja SAE, etc.).

• Experience with sheet metal, weldments, or basic structural design.

• Exposure to manufacturing, construction, or factory automation environments.

• Familiarity with GD&T fundamentals.