Mobile Robots Intern AGV SLAM Research & Enhancement
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
The ideal candidate is passionate about robotics and has strong foundations in SLAM state estimation and multi-sensor fusion with a desire to work on systems that operate outside controlled lab environments.
We offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $19.00 - $23.00 per hour at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
What Makes This Role Unique
- Work on real industrial autonomous vehicles not just simulations
- Solve production-grade autonomy problems in challenging environments
- Influence systems that are deployed at scale in logistics and automation
- Collaborate with experienced robotics engineers bridging research and production
What You Will Do in this Role:
- Design implement and evaluate advanced SLAM and localization algorithms
- Work within and extend ROS2-based real-time systems
- Deploy and validate algorithms on real AGV platforms analyzing performance in dynamic industrial environments
- Build simulation and validation tools
- Collaborate with production engineering teams to transition research into robust deployable solutions
- Document experimental methodology analyze results and present insights to technical stakeholders
What We are Looking For:
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science Robotics Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field (GPA 3.0)
- Strong programming skills in at least one of the following programming languages: C Python or Rust
- Solid understanding of:
- Robotics fundamentals (kinematics coordinate frames transforms)
- Linear algebra probability and optimization
Preferred (Strong Differentiators):
- Hands-on experience with:
- SLAM systems (graph-based SLAM visual SLAM LiDAR SLAM)
- Factor graphs and pose graph optimization (GTSAM g2o)
- State estimation techniques (KF EKF UKF)
- Sensor fusion (LiDAR IMU wheel odometry)
- Experience with ROS2 including node architecture and real-time pipelines
- Exposure to:
- Simulation environments (Gazebo Isaac or similar)
- Robotics testing methodologies (Monte Carlo validation regression testing)
- Prior academic or personal projects in autonomous systems robotics or computer vision
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Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
We are a leading supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment as well as automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains.