Autonomy & Safety Robotics Intern

Oshkosh Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation is seeking an Autonomy & Active Safety Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 at Oshkosh, WI or Pittsburgh, PA to work with engineers on autonomy, robotics, perception, and vehicle control.

You will contribute to computer vision, sensor fusion, localization, planning, embedded systems, and full-stack robotics, with mentorship and hands-on projects across real vehicles, test benches, or simulations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• At least sophomore standing for undergraduate students at the time of application.
• Programming experience with Python, C/C++, or a similar programming language via coursework, research, or projects.
• Ability to work at least 12 weeks, starting late May or early June through August.

Responsibilities

• Owning an impactful technical project related to autonomy, active safety, robotics, perception, embedded controls, or vehicle systems
• Developing, integrating, testing, and demonstrating your work on real vehicles, test benches, or simulation environments
• Developing and evaluating computer vision and machine learning capabilities such as object detection, tracking, and vision-language models
• Integrating sensors and computing platforms, including cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS/IMU, and high-performance edge computing hardware
• Supporting embedded vehicle control and unmanned vehicle systems development for autonomy and active safety applications
• Developing or testing software using Python, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, or other engineering tools
• Working with vehicle networks and systems such as CAN, powertrain, braking, and steering
• Collaborating with engineers across software, systems, controls, electrical, mechanical, and hardware disciplines to integrate individual capabilities into larger vehicle systems
• Evaluating emerging technologies and state-of-the-art approaches alongside proven commercial solutions for real-world applications
• Performing engineering calculations, analysis, design, testing, and troubleshooting
• Presenting project results and technical recommendations to engineering teams and project stakeholders

Skills

Python

C/C++

ROS2

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering/CS

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN

Job description

Oshkosh Corporation is seeking an Autonomy & Active Safety Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 at Oshkosh, WI or Pittsburgh, PA to work with engineers on autonomy, robotics, perception, and vehicle control.

You will contribute to computer vision, sensor fusion, localization, planning, embedded systems, and full-stack robotics, with mentorship and hands-on projects across real vehicles, test benches, or simulations.