Here is a link to the application for the 2024 Thrifty Bot internship! We would like to thank everyone for all of your support this season! This position is remote and will be a 12 week internship. The intern will have wide ranging responsibilities and will own portions of a research and development project tied most closely to their preferred discipline.
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Is this open to pre-college students? Do you have a preferred experience level (years of education or anything)?
Very cool to see TTB growing to have interns!
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This is open to pre-college students, and we will be evaluating applicants on an individual basis.
We are looking forward to having an intern!
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What would be the weekly hour commitment?
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40 hours a week would be the expected weekly contribution.
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Can you share any information on what a Software-focused intern at TTB might be working on, or what experience areas of software would be most needed?
Absolutely! A software intern will aid in the assistance of both embedded firmware and user facing libraries. They may also be asked to generate example code for teams to reference. C and Java experience is preferred.
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This is great! I’ve forwarded it to my students and alumni.
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This is awesome! Most definitely applying!
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To go off of this, could you also elaborate on what a Mechanical Design-focused or an Electrical Design-focused intern at TTB might be working on, and what experiences/qualifications are desired/a necessity?
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more brushless motors 
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Sure. A Mechanical focused position would be focused on some stand alone mechanical parts, working on generating CAD packages, testing, redesign, retesting, etc. as well as potentially some kitting of parts. They may be involved in supporting existing product updates as well as new product development.
An Electrical focused position will be focused on one or two different PCBA projects, depending on experience level. They will be expected to help support design work, documentation, board bring up, and testing.
The interns will have design flexibility and ownership, with regularly scheduled meetings to ensure they have the support they need to succeed.
I can’t share too much more than that here, but we are excited to share with the community what all we have been working on, and the intern will have an excellent opportunity to impact new products for the FRC community!
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Is this a paid position?
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Yes indeed.
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I believe per Colorado law, and laws from other states, you are required to post the pay range for this position since it is a remote position, unless applications are limited to Michigan state residents. Section 4.1 of this document for Colorado, though I’m not familiar on the laws from other states with similar requirements (such as California).
(obligatory I’m not a lawyer, just trying to help out)
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Intern should expect a pay range of between 12 and 20 dollars per hour, depending on experience. Google form will be updated to reflect this. Thanks for the tip!
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Are college students with mainly FRC experience eligible to apply?
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Is there a closing date for responses?
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Glad to see TTB growing to the point that it can support an intern!
Best luck to you all in the future and thanks for making good inexpensive parts!
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Absolutely!! Even high school students with only FRC experience are welcome to apply. We will close applications at the end of March.
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