Robotics Software Engineer Intern
About The Position
The ARM Institute seeks outstanding students for our internships and co-ops. We view internships as excellent opportunities for us to learn about potential full-time hires while also contributing to students' education and their understanding of work practices in an engineering setting. Please note that this internship is an on-site and full-time position. We are looking for college sophomore, junior, senior, masters and PhD level students that have excellent grades, a demonstrated work ethic, and participation in extracurricular activities. Participation in a club or activity where teamwork and collaboration are emphasized - whether it’s First Robotics in High School, Baja SAE, or a non-engineering interest; we’re interested in how you interact and engage with others, build upon ideas, collaborate, and work through challenges as a team. In this role, you'll develop and test robotics software components, build demos of emerging technologies, and support the team across hardware integration, perception, motion planning, and deployment infrastructure. Work assigned to interns depends largely on business needs at the time of internship as well as the experience of the candidate, some examples of work areas include: Developing, testing, and maintaining robotics software components using Python and C++ Debugging software across simulation and physical hardware environments Calibrating and integrating new robotic and AI hardware to robotic cells such as sensors, cameras, or other unique software/hardware components Creating demonstrations of AI technology for manufacturers Contributing to open-source and internal repositories Generating containerized robotics applications using Docker for deployment Training and/or launching generative/ agentic AI Contributing to the development of behavior trees or state machines Developing control logic and control loops for robotic cells We're looking for someone who is adaptable, curious, and eager to learn. You'll work across a broad and evolving platform with opportunities to explore cutting-edge technologies, pivot between projects, and grow your skills with mentorship from experienced engineers. Through this work, you'll help strengthen the American manufacturing base by enabling small- and medium-sized manufacturers to adopt robotics and AI.
Requirements
- Proficiency in the following skills is required
- Python or C++ and basic programming concepts
- Git
- Linux based operating systems and basic bash operations
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- Relevant coursework, personal projects, or research experience in robotics, software development, or related areas
- Experience working in team environments (class projects, research labs, student organizations, hackathons)
Nice To Haves
- Candidates should have experience in several of the following areas
- ROS 1 or ROS 2
- Robotics hardware integration (sensors, actuators, drivers)
- Machine learning (PyTorch/TensorFlow, model training, computer vision models, edge deployment, MLOps)
- Generative / Agentic AI (LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, agent frameworks, foundation models)
- Docker
- Computer vision (OpenCV, camera pipelines, image processing)
- 3D perception (point clouds, depth sensing, mesh generation)
- Motion planning (MoveIt, Tesseract, trajectory generation)
- Sensor fusion and calibration
- Simulation environments (Isaac Sim, Gazebo)
- Real-time systems and control loops
- Behavior trees or state machines
- Familiarity with the robotics or industrial automation ecosystem is a plus but not required
- Personal projects, open-source contributions, or independent technical work (GitHub portfolio, competition teams, hobby projects) are highly valued
Responsibilities
- Developing, testing, and maintaining robotics software components using Python and C++
- Debugging software across simulation and physical hardware environments
- Calibrating and integrating new robotic and AI hardware to robotic cells such as sensors, cameras, or other unique software/hardware components
- Creating demonstrations of AI technology for manufacturers
- Contributing to open-source and internal repositories
- Generating containerized robotics applications using Docker for deployment
- Training and/or launching generative/ agentic AI
- Contributing to the development of behavior trees or state machines
- Developing control logic and control loops for robotic cells
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
