Job Description

For 55 years SFS has been America’s partner of choice, supplying over 26 billion fasteners to commercial construction projects. This role offers a competitive starting salary and a generous benefit package including profit sharing, company 401(k) contribution, health/dental/vision insurance offerings, a tuition reimbursement program and other valuable benefits!  

Why This Role Is Different

Humanoid robotics is one of the most active investment and engineering races happening right now — and most of the hard problems are still mechanical, not algorithmic. This role puts you at the center of it: you'll spend six months tearing down and analyzing real humanoid robot actuator and joint systems, then translate what you find into a strategic recommendation that goes directly to SFS's automotive division leadership.

This isn't a "shadow the team and make slides" internship. You'll own a structured research question from day one, get weekly 1:1 guidance to sharpen your thinking, and see your analysis actually shape whether and how a global precision-manufacturing company enters a new market. If you like taking something ambiguous and turning it into a clear, well-argued conclusion — this is built for that.

This is a hardware and strategy role, not an algorithm-focused position — you won't be writing production code, but you will be doing rigorous technical and analytical work.

What You'll Do

• Tear down and analyze the mechanical architecture of humanoid robot actuators and joints — ball screws, planetary roller screws, harmonic drives, joint brakes, structural components
• Map what you find against SFS's own manufacturing capabilities (precision machining, cold forming, automotive brake systems) to answer a real question: could we actually build this?
• Build structured comparison matrices and capability-fit assessments that become part of a leadership-facing business case
• With potential extension to market-side questions, after the technical teardown and mapping— competitive landscape, supplier positioning, where the real opportunities are
• Visit SFS's Medina production site to pressure-test your findings with the engineer team.

What We're Looking For

• Background in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field
• Hands-on experience with robotic or humanoid hardware — research projects, competitions, internship
• Advanced/precision manufacturing or previous exposure to automotive brake systems or
• Coursework or experience in business/technology strategy — you know how to build a business case, not just a technical report

Other soft skill:

• Genuine curiosity: you enjoy taking something apart (literally or conceptually) to understand how it works
• Comfort with ambiguity: you can take an open-ended question and structure your own path to an answer, without needing a detailed brief
• Strong communication: you can turn technical findings into a clear, well-organized story for a non-technical audience

What You'll Get

• Direct, hands-on exposure to cutting-edge humanoid robotics hardware
• Weekly mentorship and structured guidance — this is designed to teach you how to run real research, not just keep you busy
• Visibility with SFS technology and automotive leadership — your work will directly inform a real strategic decision
• Strong possibility of extension based on mutual fit and results

Our employees are the driving force behind our successful and dynamically growing company. Join the SFS team and shape the future with us!

SFS Group USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer