Hardware Engineering Intern at RIVR
RIVR is hiring a Hardware Engineering Intern in Zürich, Switzerland. On-site.
About RIVR
RIVR is a Swiss robotics company that builds autonomous legged robots for last-mile delivery. Its robots perform doorstep deliveries, and each delivery generates data used to improve its AI, which combines large-scale reinforcement learning in simulation with real-world self-supervised learning. The company owns the full stack from software to hardware, focusing on reliability, safety, and cost efficiency.
Hardware Engineering Intern job description
RIVR, part of Amazon is a robotics company pioneering Physical AI through real-world doorstep delivery. Founded in 2024 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, RIVR, part of Amazon developed wheeled-legged robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured environments such as stairs, gates, doors, and uneven urban terrain. We believe that achieving general physical intelligence requires solving real customer problems in the real world, where robots can learn from rich operational data at scale.
Following our acquisition by Amazon in March 2026, we are continuing this mission with greater reach and speed. By combining custom robot hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud-based coordination, RIVR, part of Amazon is building the next generation of safe, reliable autonomous robots for last-mile delivery.
Important Notice: For this position, we can unfortunately only accept applications from citizens of Schengen Area countries. This restriction does not apply to ETHZ and EPFL students who are required to complete compulsory internships as part of their studies.
