Boston Dynamics · 20 hours ago
Robotics Software Intern- Autonomy
Waltham, MA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$30/hr - $45/hrBoston Dynamics is seeking a passionate and driven Robotics Software Intern to join the Spot Autonomy team. The intern will work on a research-to-production project focusing on scaling data capabilities and prototyping next-generation features for robot autonomy. Responsibilities include contributing to ML-based navigation, simulation development, autonomy prototyping, and hardware validation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)SoftwareRobotics
No H1B
Responsibilities
Contribute to the research and development of modern robot autonomy approaches (and the necessary tooling), such as end-to-end navigation policies, or traditional SLAM + ML hybrid approaches
Build out simulation capabilities, including diverse environments and dynamic animations, to improve sim-to-real reliability
Develop and implement prototype features for next-gen autonomy, such as autonomous exploration
Conduct thorough testing and debugging of designs using our in-house robot fleet in real-world environments
Qualification
Required
Actively pursuing a PhD or research-based Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field
Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python
Familiarity with navigation fundamentals (Path Planning, SLAM) and/or Reinforcement Learning and/or LLM/VLM/VLA models
Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Preferred
Experience with robotics simulation environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Gazebo)
Experience working directly with robot hardware
Proven track record of implementing autonomous mapping or exploration algorithms
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
Founded in 1992
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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