About Bonsai Robotics Bonsai Robotics develops affordable, vision-based autonomy that makes off-road equipment smarter, safer, and more productive. Backed by E14 Fund.
About the role
We are seeking an energetic, hands-on Field Operations Intern to join our team at our primary test farm in Davis, California . This internship offers a unique, direct opportunity to work alongside field engineers and robotics developers, helping run daily testing, troubleshoot equipment, and maintain cutting-edge autonomous agricultural machinery under real-world conditions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Test Farm Operations: Assist in the daily setup, staging, operation, and field testing of our autonomous vehicles and equipment at our Davis test facility
- Test Plan Execution: Execute structured test plans to evaluate hardware, software, machine vision sensors, and overall system performance under varied field conditions
- Basic Support & Maintenance: Help diagnose mechanical, electrical, and software issues on test machinery, assisting the team with immediate field fixes and routine hardware maintenance
- Data Collection & Documentation: Meticulously collect, log, and document test run results, system issues, and performance metrics to share with Engineering and Product teams
- Logistics & Equipment Prep: Help maintain test farm inventory, prepare prototype equipment for testing sessions, and ensure test rigs and tools are properly organized and calibrated
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with field operations, hardware, and software engineering teams to communicate on-the-ground observations and help keep operations running smoothly
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About the role
We are seeking an energetic, hands-on Field Operations Intern to join our team at our primary test farm in Davis, California . This internship offers a unique, direct opportunity to work alongside field engineers and robotics developers, helping run daily testing, troubleshoot equipment, and maintain cutting-edge autonomous agricultural machinery under real-world conditions.
If you are a student driven by innovation, love being outdoors in the field, and are eager to gain practical experience supporting autonomous systems and agtech, we want to hear from you.
What you'll do
- Test Farm Operations: Assist in the daily setup, staging, operation, and field testing of our autonomous vehicles and equipment at our Davis test facility.
- Essential Test Site & Fleet Support: Keep field testing running efficiently by maintaining an organized, safe, and ready testing environment, managing equipment staging, and assisting with local part and component transport between facilities and test plots.
- Test Plan Execution: Execute structured test plans to evaluate hardware, software, machine vision sensors, and overall system performance under varied field conditions.
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