Autonomous Truck Mission Planning Intern

Kodiak AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 122,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

Dog-friendly office

Free catered lunch

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. invites you to join the Mission Planning team in Mountain View, CA as a Planning Intern. You will work on core mission, routing, and fault management algorithms for autonomous trucks and gain hands-on experience with industry-standard robotics tools.

You will learn from senior robotics engineers, contribute to a production‑level codebase in C++, and explore opportunities for full‑time roles after the internship, which lasts 12–16 weeks with a January 2027 start date.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
• Currently pursuing a degree at an accredited university.
• Juniors, Seniors, or graduate students.

Responsibilities

• Receive mentorship from top-level robotics engineers.
• Advance a state-of-the-art autonomous trucking platform.
• Deploy code on autonomous trucks in real-world environments.
• Strengthen coding skills with a production-level codebase, focusing on modern C++.
• Collaborate in a team-oriented, innovative environment.
• Design and implement solutions to robotics problems.
• Potential opportunities for full-time roles.

Skills

Kinematics

Linear algebra

Calculus

Graph search

C++ coding

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing a degree at an accredited university

Tools

C++

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. invites you to join the Mission Planning team in Mountain View, CA as a Planning Intern. You will work on core mission, routing, and fault management algorithms for autonomous trucks and gain hands-on experience with industry-standard robotics tools.

You will learn from senior robotics engineers, contribute to a production‑level codebase in C++, and explore opportunities for full‑time roles after the internship, which lasts 12–16 weeks with a January 2027 start date.