Autonomy Mission Planning Intern

Uncover; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

Free catered lunch

Beautiful Mountain View facility

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is looking for a Planning Intern to help develop mission, routing, and fault management algorithms for our autonomous trucks.

You will work with seasoned robotics engineers and deploy code on production vehicles, gaining practical experience with C++ in real-world scenarios. The role offers a 12-16 week internship starting January 2027, with housing managed by interns and opportunities for full-time roles based on performance.

Qualifications

• Field(s) of study: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related fields.
• Are currently pursuing a degree at an accredited university.
• Juniors, Seniors, or graduate students.
• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Strong kinematics, linear algebra and calculus.
• Ability to solve basic graph search problems.
• Enthusiasm to solve problems together with other teams, including our offboard, operations, and systems teams.

Responsibilities

• Receive mentorship from top-level robotics engineers.
• Advance a state-of-the-art autonomous trucking platform.
• Deploy code on autonomous trucks operating in the real world.
• Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies used in robotics and autonomous vehicles.
• Strengthen your coding skills by working with a production-level codebase, with a focus on modern C++.
• Work in a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Design and implement solutions to complex robotics problems.

Skills

C++ programming

Kinematics

Linear algebra

Calculus

Graph search problems

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing degree in CS/EE/ML/related fields

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is looking for a Planning Intern to help develop mission, routing, and fault management algorithms for our autonomous trucks.

You will work with seasoned robotics engineers and deploy code on production vehicles, gaining practical experience with C++ in real-world scenarios. The role offers a 12-16 week internship starting January 2027, with housing managed by interns and opportunities for full-time roles based on performance.