Robotics Engineering Intern

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Implement novel control architectures in high-level (e.g., MATLAB) and low-level (e.g., embedded C++) targets.
• Systematically test controller performance in simulation and on robot hardware.
• Create simulation environments that integrate constrained rigid-body dynamics (e.g., MuJoCo) and realistic texture and lighting (e.g., Isaac Sim).
• Synthesize simulated environments from video data, including geometry, texture, and inferred stiffness.
• Execute closed-loop round-trip tests: train a controller in simulation, test it experimentally, and use experimental data to construct new simulation environments.

Job requirements

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or Python for control system design and analysis.
• Experience with MuJoCo or similar constrained rigid-body dynamics simulators.
• Experience with sim-to-real transfer methods for robotic systems.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or similar platforms for realistic rendering and simulation.
• Familiarity with embedded C++ for low-level controller implementation.
• Awareness of video-based 3D reconstruction and environment synthesis techniques.