Robotics Software Intern - Manipulation & Simulation
Valstad · Software
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Metro
- Austin
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Intern
- Type
- Internship
- Pay
- $34–$42/hr (estimated from posting text)
- Posted
- 2 months ago
- Source
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What the posting covers
About Valstad
Valstad is building the machine that builds the ships. We combine industrial robotics, welding, sensing, and AI to turn 3D models into real high-mix ship structure. Our mission is to rapidly expand America's maritime output by 100x. Our team works directly…
About Valstad
Valstad is rebuilding how ships are made. American shipbuilding is constrained by slow, labor-intensive production methods and a shortage of skilled manufacturing capacity. We are developing robotic production systems that can turn engineering data directly…
The Internship
Valstad is seeking a Robotics Software Intern to work on manipulation, motion-planning, simulation or robot-verification software. You will own a defined technical project that improves the reliability, performance or diagnosability of Valstad’s robotic…
Potential Projects
Your primary project will be selected based on your experience and Valstad’s highest-priority technical needs. Possible projects include: Building a motion-planning regression-test suite using representative manufacturing scenarios Developing tools for…
What You Will Do
Design and implement a scoped robotics-software project. Work with rust, Python or both. Use simulation and recorded data to test your work. Work with rigid-body transformations, robot kinematics and 3D geometry where relevant. Build automated tests for…
Required Qualifications
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in robotics, computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or a related field. Strong programming fundamentals. Experience with Python, rust or both.…
Strongly Preferred
Strong rust experience. Experience with ROS or ROS 2. Experience with MoveIt, Tesseract, OMPL, Drake, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Gazebo or another robotics framework. Experience with forward and inverse kinematics. Experience with homogeneous transformations,…
What We Look For
We value evidence that you can apply robotics concepts to systems that behave imperfectly outside the laboratory. Strong candidates often have: A manipulator or hardware project they can explain in depth Research involving real robot experiments Open-source…
Safety and Production Boundaries
Interns may work with industrial robots under the supervision of qualified Valstad personnel. Interns will not independently: Modify safety systems Authorize production releases Commission energized equipment without supervision Make uncontrolled changes to…
What Success Looks Like
By the end of the internship, you will have delivered a working robotics-software capability that improves planning, simulation, verification or hardware debugging. Your project will have: A clearly defined technical objective A tested implementation…
Compensation and Benefits
The anticipated pay range for this internship is $34 to $42 per hour, depending on experience and technical depth. The internship also includes: A dedicated robotics mentor Access to industrial robotic systems Ownership of a substantive technical project…
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