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Bring your curiosity.

Find your place in one of six specialist subteams. Explore the work, understand the expectations and tell us what you can bring to McMaster Exoskeleton.
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McMaster Exoskeleton students together outside the engineering building with their competition suit.
Real hardware. Shared ambition. Your people.
2026/27 recruitment3 divisions · 6 subteamsExperience varies by role

01 / Find your fit

Find the team for your kind of work.

Mechanical: Waist and Linkages. Electrical: Power Architecture and Actuation & Sensing. Software: Embedded & Controls and AI & Machine Learning. Each division page sets out the actual responsibilities.
01

Mechanical

Waist / Linkages

The waist, hip and knee assemblies, and the ankle interface that connects the suit to its wearer.

View both subteams and their application expectations
02

Electrical

Power Architecture / Actuation & Sensing

Battery distribution, custom boards, joint sensors and the communication hardware linking the suit.

View both subteams and their application expectations
03

Software

Embedded & Controls / AI & Machine Learning

Sensor firmware, motion prediction and motor commands: the code connecting measurements to assistance.

View both subteams and their application expectations
Protection spans mechanical, electrical and software design.Health & safety

02 / More than a line on your résumé

Make something that matters to you.

01

Real responsibility

A part you design can become a machined component, a working circuit or firmware running on the suit. Follow your work from an idea to a real machine.

02

People to learn from

Work with your leads and students across disciplines. Integration gives you a reason to understand how the other parts of the machine work, too.

03

A shared finish line

See a season’s work come together for ACE, where the suit takes on design review, safety checks and physical challenges with a pilot inside.

03 / Take the first step

Let’s get you started.

  1. 01

    Explore the work.

    Read through the subteams and the projects you could contribute to.

  2. 02

    Tell us what interests you.

    Use the application to share your interests, relevant skills and projects, and preferred subteam.

  3. 03

    Get to know the team.

    Follow the application instructions for next steps. Reach out if you have questions along the way.

04 / Good questions

A few things
you might wonder.

Ask us something else
Do I need experience?

Expectations vary by subteam. Read the responsibilities and tools for the roles that interest you. Use the application to share your relevant skills and projects, and contact us if you’re unsure how your background fits.

Can I join from any program or year?

The team is based at McMaster. Start with the subteam responsibilities; contact us if you are unsure how your background fits a role.

Can I be interested in more than one subteam?

The application asks for your subteam preference. Software offers a first choice and an optional second choice between Embedded & Controls and AI & Machine Learning.

How do I join health & safety?

Contact the team about contributing to safety work. The six recruiting subteams are grouped under Mechanical, Electrical and Software.

What is the time commitment?

Ask us about the current meeting schedule and expectations for the subteam you’re considering. We can help you understand how the build fits around your coursework.

Get to know the people you’ll build with.Meet McMaster Exo