Autonomous Trucking Motion Planning Intern (Winter 2027)

Kodiak AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 9,000 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Dog-friendly office

Free catered lunch

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Behavior Planning Intern to work on motion planning for autonomous trucks in Mountain View, CA.

You will receive mentorship from senior robotics engineers and contribute to a production‑level codebase, with emphasis on C++ and Python while solving robotics challenges. The internship spans 12–16 weeks, targeting juniors, seniors, or graduate students, starting January 2027.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in a relevant field (e.g., CS, EE, ML).
• Strong C++ and Python programming skills.
• Solid foundations in kinematics, linear algebra and calculus.
• Experience with optimization and computational geometry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receive mentorship from robotics engineers and contribute to motion planning algorithms.
• Advance the autonomous trucking platform and deploy code on production systems.
• Work with industry-standard robotics tools and methodologies; focus on C++.
• Support implementation of decision-making and trajectory optimization components.

Skills

C++

Python

Kinematics

Linear Algebra

Calculus

Optimization

Computational Geometry

Autonomous Systems

Education

Pursuing degree in CS/EE/ML

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Behavior Planning Intern to work on motion planning for autonomous trucks in Mountain View, CA.

You will receive mentorship from senior robotics engineers and contribute to a production‑level codebase, with emphasis on C++ and Python while solving robotics challenges. The internship spans 12–16 weeks, targeting juniors, seniors, or graduate students, starting January 2027.