Internship - High-Fidelity Visualization and Simulation for Space Applications

merl; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Travel covered to/from MERL

Charlie Card for local commuting

Health insurance after 90 days

Immigration support

Job summary

MERL seeks a motivated graduate student to develop high-fidelity full-stack GNC simulators for space applications. The role emphasizes rendering engines, synthetic imagery, and perception, with exposure to spacecraft dynamics and motion planning.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a relevant graduate program and have experience with Blender, Unreal, or Unity, plus Matlab/Python/C/C++. The internship runs 3–6 months from a flexible start date in Cambridge, MA.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a graduate program in a related field.
• Experience with Blender, Unreal, or Unity and their APIs.
• Strong programming skills in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-fidelity full-stack GNC simulators for space applications.
• Enable closed-loop execution with synthetic imagery and, ideally, real-time visualization.
• Publish results produced during the internship.

Skills

Rendering engines

Computer vision

Matlab/Python/C/C++

Education

Graduate student in Aerospace/CS/Robotics/ME/EE or related field

Tools

Blender

Unreal

Unity

Job description

MERL is seeking a highly motivated graduate student to develop high-fidelity full-stack GNC simulators for space applications. The ideal candidate has strong experience with rendering engines, synthetic image generation, and computer vision, as well as familiarity with spacecraft dynamics, motion planning, and state estimation. The developed software should allow for closed-loop execution with the synthetic imagery, and ideally allow for real-time visualization. Publication of results produced during the internship is desired. The expected duration of the internship is 3-6 months with a flexible start date.

Required Specific Experience

• Current enrollment in a graduate program in Aerospace, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with one or more of Blender, Unreal, Unity, along with their APIs
• Strong programming skills in one or more of Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++

The pay range for this internship position will be6-8K per month.

Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc. "MERL" provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, MERL complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Working at MERL requires full authorization to work in the U.S and access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment is conditioned on continued full authorization to work in the U.S and the availability of government authorization for the release of these items, which might include without limitation, obtaining an export license or other documentation. MERL may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to MERL facilities and information systems, as MERL deems appropriate, to ensure practical compliance with applicable employment law and government access control restrictions.

• In addition to base pay, interns receive a relocation stipend, covered travel to and from MERL, and a monthly Charlie Card for local commuting.
• Interns are invited to participate in weekly social gatherings and professional development opportunities, including research talks by both internal and external speakers.
• Interns who meet the 90-day waiting period are also eligible for health insurance coverage.
• MERL provides immigration support for qualified candidates as needed.
• Employment is considered “at-will,” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary or any other compensation program at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, departmental or Company performance, and market conditions.