Software Engineer Intern - DevOps (Summer 2024)

Apptronik

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Automation Machinery Manufacturing 👥 51 employees 📍 Austin, Texas, US

Robots have the potential to reshape our existence. Our mission is to leverage robotics to improve universal quality of life.  Robots will become one of the most impactful and effective tools humanit…

We're looking for an experienced Software Engineering Intern with proven hands-on capabilities and a strong theoretical background. We are primarily interested in candidates with prior robotics hardware implementation experience. In this role, you will work on control, planning, perception, and autonomy algorithms; software, sensor, and hardware integrations; or machine learning and testing in sim and on real robot platforms. You will work as part of a team focused on developing a dynamic humanoid robot robust to unstructured environments and able to perform useful tasks. 

What To Expect 

This position is expected to start in-person around May/June 2024 and continue through the entire Summer (i.e. through Aug/Sep 2024). We ask for a minimum of 10 weeks. Interns should expect to work Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week, typically between 9am-5pm. Specific team norms around working hours will be communicated by your manager. Please consider before applying. 

Requirements  

• MUST be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in an accredited program during the internship term. (New graduates not enrolled in an accredited program for Fall 2024 are ineligible.)
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical/ Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering or similar. 
• Experience in (a) machine learning or (b) software and algorithm development for control, planning, perception, or autonomy for robotics. 
• Proficient in C++ in a Linux development environment, with prior demonstrated ability to:   
• Translate complex theoretical concepts and algorithms into practical, efficient, and bug-free software implementations  
• Perform on a fast-paced software development team using standard CI tools like Git while following rigorous documentation and testing standards  
• Familiar with modern software tools / libraries relevant to your skillset 
• Robotics frameworks and libraries such as ROS, Ignition Gazebo, Pinocchio, MuJuCo, OMPL, MoveIt etc. 
• Strong theoretical understanding of some significant subset of dynamics, controls, estimation, data science, or linear algebra 
• Excellent communication and documentation skills 
• GPA of 3.0 or above 
• 1+ years of experience with Terraform
• Experience with cloud providers (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with CMake
• Experience building a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience with containerization

Nice to have 

• Experience working with Low SWaP hardware (Low Size, Weight, and Power)
• Experience developing and debugging real-time, multithreaded software systems  
• Experience implementing model-based feedback control of articulated robots and troubleshooting hardware  
• Experience with modeling dynamic systems, system identification, and optimization solvers 
• Experience with embedded systems and firmware development  
• Familiarity with RTPreempt and Linux kernel configuration  
• Experience with EtherCAT  

Qualities 

• Creativity 
• Humility 
• Integrity 
• Passion 
• Curiosity 
• Analytical 
• Disciplined