2027 Spring Intern, Robotics Lab

Samsung Research America Internship•Mountain View, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Robotics Lab at Samsung Research America is a new facility within the Robot eXperience (RX) division. It advances robotics through research and development of technologies for intelligent systems that can manipulate, navigate, and reason across high-impact application areas. The lab collaborates with universities, startups, government labs, and Samsung product and advanced research labs. Samsung Research America seeks advanced students and early-career researchers with strong technical skills and academic experience in robotics and embodied intelligence. The intern will explore AI technologies that help robots generalize to real-world tasks. The role offers technical challenges involving Samsung’s product ecosystem and robotics research. The Intern Scholar Category has a full-time, flexible duration of 6 to 12 months and involves high-impact projects requiring advanced technical and independent problem-solving skills. The position is performed in an office setting. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The hourly pay rate range is $48–$63, subject to geographic differentials and individual factors. Roles at this level are eligible for an annual bonus and benefits.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a PhD in EECS or Robotics.
Deep understanding of 3D representations, including meshes, point clouds, and Gaussian splats; coordinate frames; forward and inverse kinematics; and dynamics.
Experience with foundational computer vision techniques, including object detection, segmentation, tracking, and 3D pose estimation.
Extensive experience managing robot models, scenes, and assets using simulation platforms such as MuJoCo and Isaac Sim.
Demonstrated research experience in robot foundation models or agentic robotics approaches.
Strong research experience in at least one of the following: contact-rich manipulation, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or full-body motion control.
Familiarity with Python, PyTorch, C++, and ROS2.
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to represent research results and technical concepts effectively.
Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Research and develop robot AI methods and systems to help robots generalize to real-world tasks.
Generate patents and scientific research papers for top-tier publications.
Work with the team to develop and optimize robotics foundation models, real2sim2real techniques, and self-improvement techniques for embodied intelligence.
Work within cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist with design, analysis, and performance evaluation from concept to completion.