AI Co-op Student (Winter 2027)

4AG Robotics; Salmon Arm; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Paid vacation and holidays

Hands-on robotics experience

Field visit opportunities

Job summary

4AG Robotics is seeking an AI Co-op student to contribute to robotics products through computer vision and AI in agriculture. You will work with an engineering team on real-world applications, including robot operations, farm monitoring, and field testing across mushroom farming environments.

You will gain hands-on experience with the robot, data collection, labeling, model deployment, and dashboard development, with opportunities to visit customer farms when required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• Interest in vision, AI, and robotics within an agricultural context.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and work in farm environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to develop software for robotics products.
• Assist with image collection, annotation, and dataset creation for CV models.
• Manage image datasets with quality checks and preprocessing.
• Build and enhance web dashboards and robot diagnostics tools.
• Apply CV models and deploy ensemble techniques for better performance.
• Support full software stack and contribute to UX design.
• Assist with field testing and travel to customer sites as needed.
• Investigate issues with engineers and turn results into improvements.

Skills

Python & C++

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Unix/Linux familiarity

Communication skills

Education

CS/CE degree in progress

Tools

Keras

NVIDIA frameworks

Ubuntu

image annotation tools

Job description

The Opportunity

Join 4AG Robotics as an AI Co-op student and help bring our farm-proven robotics products to life. This is a unique chance to work alongside a collaborative engineering team on real-world applications of computer vision and AI in agriculture. You’ll contribute to projects that directly impact our robot operations, farm monitoring systems, and the future of automation in mushroom farming. You’ll get hands-on experience working with the robot, including running and testing it in real-world environments, and may have opportunities to visit customer farm sites to support testing and learn how our technology operates in the field. role is perfect for students eager to grow their technical skills while contributing to innovative products in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and project managers to develop software solutions for our robotics products.
• Assist with image collection, processing, and dataset creation, including data annotation, masks, labels, and augmentation, to train robust computer vision models.
• Collect, organize, clean, and manage image datasets used for computer vision and machine learning, including quality checks and dataset preparation.
• Build and enhance software applications, from web-based robot diagnostic tools to customer-facing farm monitoring dashboards.
• Apply computer vision models and learn to deploy ensemble techniques for improved model performance.
• Support the full software stack, including front-end and back-end interactions, and contribute to overall user experience design.
• Support field testing and, when required, travel to customer sites to help test and validate robotics and AI systems in real-world farm environments.
• Work with engineers to investigate issues, analyze results, and turn testing and data into actionable improvements.

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality, reliable datasets created and maintained for computer vision tasks.
• Accurate and consistent image annotations support the development and evaluation of computer vision models.
• Software features and tools that improve the functionality and usability of our robotics systems.
• Clear collaboration with team members, contributing ideas and solutions that help the team meet project goals.
• Growth in technical skills, including Python, C++, and machine learning model deployment.
• Confidence in applying and iterating on computer vision models, learning best practices for real-world AI applications.

What You Bring

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Creative, product-focused thinking with an eye for how software interacts with electromechanical systems.
• Familiarity with Python, C++, Keras, image annotation tools, and basic computer vision theory.
• Experience with Unix/Linux environments, particularly Ubuntu, and exposure to NVIDIA frameworks is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate in a fast-paced team environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Willingness to occasionally travel to customer sites and work in a farm environment.

Technical Skills You’ll Use and Grow

• Python and C++ programming for software development and model deployment.
• Machine learning and computer vision techniques, including model training, sliding windows, augmentation, learning rate tuning, and early stopping.
• Dataset creation and management, including image collection, annotation, quality control, dataset balancing, and augmentation.
• Robot testing and validation, including running the robot, collecting test data, troubleshooting issues, and evaluating performance.
• Linux/Ubuntu environments and NVIDIA tools for AI development.
• Web development for dashboards and robot diagnostics, with exposure to front-end and back-end integration.
• Working with real-world data and understanding how model performance can change between controlled testing environments and customer farms.

Why This Role Matters

At 4AG Robotics, we’re redefining what's possible in agriculture through robotics, computer vision, and AI. The work you do will directly contribute to building reliable, efficient systems that make mushroom harvesting safer and more sustainable. As a co-op student, you won’t just be working with simulated data or theoretical problems. You’ll see your work connected to a real robot, test it in the real world, and learn how AI and robotics perform in a working mushroom farm environment.

• Competitive pay: We value our people. We offer competitive compensation, and depending on your experience, this position has a monthly salary range of $4,333 to $5,373 per month.
• Work-life balance: Flexible environment focused on results, not timesheets.
• Time to recharge: Paid vacation and statutory holidays.
• Growth mindset: Ongoing learning and development encouraged year-round.
• Hands-on experience: Work directly with robotics, computer vision, AI, and real-world agricultural data.
• Field exposure: Opportunities to support testing at customer sites and see how our technology operates in real farm environments.
• Relocation support: Financial assistance available for students moving to Salmon Arm, BC, for the term.

What We Believe

Ifyou’rethe type who likes to take chances, move at speed, and see your ideas come to life,you’llfeel right at home here. At 4AG,we'renot big on rules for the sake of rules -we'drather trust you to make bold calls, keep it real with your team, and turn imagination into something game-changing. Thisisn'ta place to play it safe;it'sa place to build, break, fix, and build again - while havinga great timedoing it.