American Tech Fellowship

We want builders—people who are hungry to learn whatever it takes to win in the new AI era and aren’t afraid to wire a sensor, flash firmware, or ship production code to make it happen.

Some signals that you’re that kind of person might be if you’ve taught yourself—or been the local go-to—for at least one of these stacks:

• General-purpose code: Python, C/C++, C# / .NET, Rust, Go, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript
• Data / scientific: SQL, MATLAB, Simulink, R, Julia, Excel + VBA
• Embedded & controls: Arduino/MicroPython, ROS, LabVIEW, Ladder Logic / Structured Text, G-code, PLC or SCADA configuration
• Hardware description: Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, FPGAs
• You’re comfortable in—or eager to master—the Linux shell, Git, and container tooling like Docker or WSL.
• You can read a wiring diagram, a CAD drawing, or a messy CSV file and immediately think, “How do I instrument, automate, or optimize this?”
• You don’t wait for perfect specs—you prototype, test, iterate, and learn on the fly

What We Value

Show us where you’ve flexed that builder’s mindset. That could look like:

• Formal study in Computer Science, Electrical / Mechanical / Control Systems Engineering, Physics, Applied Math, Data Science, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field
• Four or more years solving real problems on a factory floor, in field service, avionics, the military, or a garage shop—especially if you automated, instrumented, or optimized a physical process
• Startup, maker-space, or hackathon projects that blended hardware and software e.g., retrofitting a CNC, wiring a sensor network, building a ROS robot, deploying an edge AI model
• Publications, patents, or open-source contributions in any of the stacks above

If you’ve got the fire to learn and you’ve built something that moved the needle—no matter where or how—you’re the kind of American worker we designed this fellowship for.

What We Require

• 2+ years of hands-on work experience
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Technical background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Data Science (no formal degree required)

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Originally posted on Himalayas