Robotics & AI Intern | Edge AI & ROS2 Projects

Trench Group; Canada; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CAD$22–$30/hour internship

Job summary

Trench Group in Scarborough/Pickering, Ontario, invites an AI & Robotics Intern to join the Project NOVA team. You will develop and test robot software components, including perception, navigation, and data logging, with direct exposure to senior leadership.

You will map, localize, and test SLAM, build computer vision models, and optimize real-time inference on edge hardware. Candidates must be pursuing a degree in a related field and submit GitHub profiles with resumes.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Robotics, CS, EEE, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Working knowledge of robotics fundamentals and computer vision.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Write clean, maintainable code with good software practices.
• Familiarity with PyTorch and CV/multimodal models.
• Experience with ROS 2.
• Familiarity with edge AI hardware and inference optimization.
• Experience with SLAM, Nav2, sensor fusion.
• Experience with robotics simulation.
• Submit GitHub profiles with resume.
• Comfort in high-voltage lab under safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test robot software components (ROS 2) for perception, navigation, and data logging.
• Support mapping, localization (SLAM), autonomous navigation testing.
• Build and improve computer vision models for object detection and scene understanding.
• Support deployment and optimization of models for real-time inference on edge hardware.
• Run experiments in simulation and validate results on the physical robot.
• Document methods, configurations, and results clearly for the team.

Skills

Robotics fundamentals

Computer vision

C++

Python

ROS 2

PyTorch

Edge AI

TensorRT

SLAM

Nav2

Sensor fusion

Gazebo/Isaac Sim

Git

Linux

Education

Robotics

Computer Science

Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Tools

ROS 2

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

NVIDIA Jetson

TensorRT

Nav2

Git

Linux

PyTorch

Job description

Trench Group in Scarborough/Pickering, Ontario, invites an AI & Robotics Intern to join the Project NOVA team. You will develop and test robot software components, including perception, navigation, and data logging, with direct exposure to senior leadership.

You will map, localize, and test SLAM, build computer vision models, and optimize real-time inference on edge hardware. Candidates must be pursuing a degree in a related field and submit GitHub profiles with resumes.