Internship: Robotics Behaviors & User Interfaces

Hydromea; Renens; On-site; CHF 13,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on project experience

Exposure to underwater robotics

Hybrid production/R&D

Job summary

Hydromea in Renens, Switzerland, seeks a Robotics Software Intern to work on EXRAY underwater vehicles. You'll implement behavior logic, pilot ROVs in tanks, test missions, and field deployments, bridging software with hardware.

You'll contribute to production and R&D projects, including autonomous inspections and long-term fish pen residency, developing impactful software while staying close to the hardware and real-world missions it powers.

Qualifications

• Experience writing embedded software in C/C++.
• Familiarity with Python scripting for UI and tooling.
• Comfort with real-time data visualization and dashboards.
• Swiss work permit or EU/EFTA/CH citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop Pilot Station Interface components (Navia) and sensor integration.
• Build data-rich dashboards for monitoring and control to advance autonomy.
• Maintain and optimize embedded code on microcontrollers and Raspberry Pi systems.

Skills

Python

C

C++

PyQt5

PyQt Designer

QSS

UART

CAN

I2C

Git

Tools

PyQt5

PyQt Designer

QSS

Git

Job description

Join Hydromea as a Robotics Software Intern and dive into the world of underwater robotics. You'll work hands-on with our EXRAY vehicles every day, from writing behavior logic to piloting the ROVs in tanks, on test missions, and even field deployments.

You’ll contribute to both production units and R&D projects involving long-term fish pen residency and autonomous underwater inspections. This is an opportunity to develop impactful software while staying closely connected to the hardware and real-life missions it powers.

Pilot Station Interface Development

• Create and expand components of our control UI (Navia) to integrate new sensors, visualize analytics, and enable more powerful operator tools.
• Help bring autonomy to the surface by building intuitive, data-rich dashboards for monitoring and control.
• Your work will directly affect how users command and understand our underwater robots.

Robotic Behaviors & Autonomy Integration

• Collaborate with the autonomy team to integrate behaviors and logic that guide our vehicles in semi- and fully-autonomous missions.
• Handle telemetry, behavior triggers, and system feedback - making sure our robots do the right thing, even when the pilot steps back.

Embedded System Maintenance

• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of code running on microcontrollers (C) and Raspberry Pi systems (C++/Python).
• Most embedded foundations are done - your job will focus on bug fixing, refactoring, and refining performance, when necessary.

Your Qualifications

We're looking for someone who's curious, hands-on, and ready to write software that moves real machines.

Swiss work permit or EU/EFTA/CH citizenship is required.

You should be comfortable with:

• Python for scripting, logic, and UI
• C and C++, for embedded and onboard systems
• Developing interfaces or dashboards using PyQt5 / PyQt Designer / QSS
• Working with communication protocols like UART, CAN, I2C, etc.
• Visualizing and interacting with real-time data
• git and git procedures (merge request, rebasing, conflict resolution, etc.)

Plus:

• You’ll be piloting EXRAY regularly - in the lab, in the field, and on real missions
• If interested, you’ll have chances to join deployments, testing missions, and R&D trials

Why Hydromea?

• Daily hands-on experience with advanced underwater robots
• A team of experts in autonomy, embedded systems, and robotics
• Mix of production and exploratory R&D work
• See your code deployed in the real world - and pilot the system yourself