Robotics Software Engineering Internship - 2025 Fall

Date: 01/24/2024

For over twenty years, Trossen Robotics has specialized in integrating technology and precision manufacturing into robotics as both a reseller and a manufacturer. We supply research labs and educational institutions with the hardware, tools, and software they need for cutting-edge projects. Recently, Trossen Robotics expanded into wholly integrated research kits for robotic machine learning and AI, as well as industrial utility rovers for a wide range of applications. 

Job Description:

Trossen Robotics is hiring for Robotics Software Engineering Interns for the 2025 fall term who will be responsible for the design and development of production-grade drivers, modules, and applications for research- and industrial-grade robotic systems.

Responsibilities:

• Creation and tuning of controls systems for dynamical systems

• Developing and tuning of sensor fusion and state estimation pipelines

• Designing and improving embedded systems

• Onboarding off-the-shelf hardware devices by writing driver libraries and ROS controllers

• Development of perception and vision-based applications

• Improving navigation for mobile bases or motion planning pipelines for manipulators

• Defining high-level robot behavior using deliberation technologies like behavior trees and state machines

• Creating simulation environments for rapid testing and iteration

• Writing internal and public-facing technical documentation

Minimum Requirements:

• Actively pursuing an advanced degree (MS, PhD) in robotics, computer science, or a related field at the time of the internship

• At least one year of ROS 2 development experience

• Fluent in C++ and Python

• Familiarity with git and GitHub

• Hands-on work with sensors and actuators including BLDC or Servo Motors, IMU, GNSS, Optical Cameras, Stereo Depth Cameras, and LiDARs

• Expertise in at least one core area of robotics such as control systems, sensor fusion, kinematics & dynamics, computer vision, or motion planning

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to teach yourself and learn new skills on the job

Nice-to-haves:

• Have contributed to open source projects

• Knowledge of containerization using Docker

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

• Experience with CUDA and NVIDIA’s Jetson platform

• Simulation experience with Gazebo or Issac Sim

• Knowledge of embedded programming tools and frameworks

• Previous usage of debugging and profiling tools