Who We Are:
At Formic, we’re on a mission to revolutionize American manufacturing and create more abundance in the world. We believe in continuing the American legacy of innovation by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity by 10x.
Built upon deep expertise in robotics and manufacturing, our unique full service automation solutions combine the best automation technology, software, and analysis tools for manufacturers with best in class uptime, support, and maintenance services. We are creating a new era of supercharged efficiency and competitiveness for US manufacturers.
As the world faces growing pressure from tariffs, rising costs, and labor shortages, Formic is uniquely positioned as the industry leading solution to overcome these challenges. Fueled by our vision for a re-industrialized domestic supply chain, everything we do is aimed at growing “Made in America” products. And we’re growing fast - achieving 7x growth in production hours YoY.
Supporting us in our mission, with investments thus far totaling over $60 million, are backers including Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital NA, and CEOs and founders of multiple Fortune 50 companies.
As a Summer Intern at Formic, you’ll gain exposure to the full lifecycle of customer deployment while also contributing to the evolution of our internal operations and cross-functional processes. You’ll have a front-row seat to how we scale, scope, and deploy our industry-leading Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) offering, and you’ll have the opportunity to help shape the future of Formic.
As an intern on this team you may:
- Support coordination between internal teams, external vendors, or customers
- Help prepare deployment/software documentation, checklists, or reports
- Shadow customer calls or deployment planning meetings, and take detailed notes
- Help prepare customer-facing materials or FAQs for on-site implementation
- Coordinate post-deployment information collection or issue tracking
- Support on-site engineers or project managers
- Assist with testing, setup, or validation of robotic systems
- Help document edge cases or integration notes for specific customer sites
What makes you a great fit:
- Located in the greater Chicago, IL area and able to work in person in our Woodridge, IL office
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Operations, Business, or a related field
- Possesses strong organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
- Has clear, confident written and verbal communication skills
- Has an interest in robotics, automation, or industrial technologies
- Is proficient in basic office and collaboration tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Excel, project management software like Asana or Notion)
- Is a self-starter with a curious mindset and eagerness to learn
- Is comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
As a non-exempt (hourly) employee in a temporary and/or part-time role, this position is not eligible for benefits, outside of those required by law. The expected hourly rate range of pay for this position is below.
Hourly Rate Range:
$16—$35 USD
What we look for:
We’re building a company from the ground up, so every single person we hire has a massive impact on our team, culture, and ability to accomplish our mission. While each individual brings their own unique skills and perspectives to Formic, we look for people who share our vision and act in alignment with our Operating Principles. If this sounds like you, Formic could be the place for you!
- Fearless Optimism: You share our ambitious vision of what we can accomplish. You’re aware of the challenges we will face as a startup doing new things in an old space, but you’re energized by the incredible opportunity we have to drive change for our customers, and for the manufacturing industry at large.
- Factories First: You have a strong customer focus, no matter who your customer is. You seek to make things easier and better for our customers, even if it makes your job a little harder.
- Today, Not Tomorrow: There are always plenty of projects to tackle in a startup, but you prioritize, take accountability for work, and have a bias toward action.
- Be Right Often: You don’t do things just because that’s how they’ve always been done. You keep looking for ways to improve, seek out feedback along the way, and back your decisions up with data.
- Made of Rubber: Just like rubber, when you fall you bounce back up. You know there’s going to be a lot of challenge and change in our work ahead but you are adaptable, resilient, and ready to thrive through it all.
- Good Baton Passes: You work with a desire to make things easier and better for your team members. You use empathy to understand the needs and goals of others and support each other so Formic can be successful together.
Formic is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to [email protected].
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