Robotic System Engineering Intern (PhD)

Analog Devices • Boston, MA

3d • $22 - $41

About The Position

Are you a problem solver looking for a hands-on internship position with a market-leading company that will help develop your career and reward you intellectually and professionally? About Analog Devices Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X). At ADI, you will learn from the brightest minds who are here to help you grow and succeed. During your internship, you will make an impact through work on meaningful projects alongside a team of experts. Collaborating with colleagues in an environment of respect and responsibility, you will create connections that will become a part of your professional network. ADI’s culture values aligned goals, work-life balance, continuous and life-long learning opportunities, and shared rewards. The internship program features various lunch-and-learn topics and social events with other interns and full-time employees. At ADI, our goal is to develop our interns so they are the first to be considered for full-time roles. Apply now for the opportunity to grow your career and help innovate ahead of what’s possible. The Dexterous AI Group is looking for a Robotic System Engineer Intern to help advance next-generation tactile sensing capabilities and integrate them into robotic manipulation systems. The intern will contribute to end-to-end research workflow spanning sensor prototyping and characterization, system integration, and data-centric experimentation to support dexterous manipulation.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science (robotics focus), Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following: sensor prototyping, test planning, and characterization instrumentation, electronics bring-up, and debugging (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc) physical modeling of sensors
• Strong Python skills
• Comfort working in collaborative R&D environment with high standards for documentation and reproducibility

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with microelectronics/sensor fabrication and characterization processes
• Familiarity with analog/mixed-signal interfaces, signal conditioning, ADC/DAC considerations
• Experience with PCB design/layout and/or embedded/firmware development
• CAD experience (e.g., Onshape, Fusion 360) and basic mechanical integration
• Exposure to robot learning / multimodal perception

Responsibilities

• Advance tactile sensing R&D supporting dexterous robotic manipulations.
• Execute sensor evaluation and characterization and propose improvements.
• Build experimental workflows that connect sensors to robotics platforms for controlled data collection and analysis.
• Integrate sensing hardware into robotic systems (interfaces, bring-up, debugging, validation) with attention to reliability and signal integrity.
• Develop software tools in Python for data acquisition, calibration, analysis and visualization; contribute to reproducible experiment pipelines.
• Survey and synthesize literature in tactile sensing, dexterous manipulation, and multimodal perception; communicate actionable takeaways to the team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees