Automation & Robotics Engineer, Intern

How to apply (takes 2 minutes)

1.      Join our Slack community: https://join.slack.com/t/forgis/shared_invite/zt-4500xtmmo-ODDahEp2cvoP8EZcX81zIA

2.      Send your CV to our Head of Product, Atharva Dastenavar

Note: For the right candidates we support visa sponsorship and relocation, so tell us where you are based and we will take it from there.

Company description

Forgis is building the intelligent layer for manufacturing plants, an orchestration platform that integrates machines across vendors, hardware types, and applications. On top of this, we bring real-time intelligence: digital engineers that learn from data, make decisions, and continuously optimize production, from configuring and validating lines to predicting failures and guiding operators. From one interface, Forgis turns disconnected automation into a unified, adaptive system: the factory’s brain.

Automation & Robotics Engineer Intern

As an Automation & Robotics Engineer Intern at Forgis, you will join the Engineering team that turns disconnected machines into a unified, controllable system. You will work hands-on with cutting-edge automation and robotics technology, helping bring real production lines onto the Forgis platform and making them talk to each other.

Responsibilities

• Integrating: Connecting PLCs, robots, and vendor equipment onto our platform across protocols (OPC UA, Modbus, Profinet), validating the data flows, and confirming the platform controls them reliably.
• Deploying: Developing and deploying integrations on real robotic and automation systems, with rapid prototyping, strong coding, and a solid grasp of mechanical and automation systems.
• Debugging: Working on real hardware to find the root cause across software, network, and machine layers when a line does not behave as expected.
• Building: Creating reusable connectors and tooling so the next integration takes days instead of weeks.
• Improving: Feeding product feedback from integrations, users, and the community back into the roadmap.

This role is ideal for you if

• You are currently pursuing a BSc or MSc at a top university (e.g. ETH, TUM, Oxford, Cambridge, PoliMi, IIT, NUST) in robotics, mechatronics, controls, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, with a scientific, structured approach to problem-solving.
• You have hands-on coding experience in Python and/or C++, and can write clean, reliable code that talks to real hardware.
• You have worked with industrial control systems (PLCs) and are familiar with industrial protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus, Profinet, or EtherCAT, whether through coursework, projects, or internships.
• You know about automation fundamentals: kinematics, sensors and actuators, motion control.
• You can debug across the full stack, from software and networking down to the machine, and you enjoy getting your hands dirty on the plant floor.
• You take initiative in fast-paced environments, learn new systems quickly, and communicate clearly across engineering and external teams.