Internship – Sensor Systems Engineer

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in San Francisco seeks a technically versatile candidate to analyze sensor coverage for new machines. You will assess occlusions, model field of view, and run trade studies balancing performance, cost, and durability.

You will prototype mounting concepts, translate analyses into hardware sensor requirements, and collaborate with perception, hardware, and safety teams across sensor physics, autonomy architecture, and design.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in an engineering or engineering-adjacent discipline such as mechanical, electrical, physics, mechatronics, robotics, or computer science, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Solid grasp of 3D geometry, coordinate frames, and transforms
• Python for analysis and tooling
• CAD fluency sufficient to reason about hardware placement
• Willingness to visit mock construction sites and test sensor configurations
• Preferred: experience with device physics, ray tracing, rendering, or coverage simulation
• Preferred: familiarity with autonomous vehicle sensor suites
• Preferred: exposure to heavy equipment or off-road machinery
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Able to commute to the San Francisco location 3-4 days per week

Responsibilities

• Analyze sensor coverage, occlusion, and blind spots for candidate sensor suites on new machine types
• Build or extend tooling modeling field of view, range, and coverage geometry
• Run trade studies balancing performance, cost, durability, and mounting constraints
• Prototype mounting concepts and validate coverage assumptions on actual machines
• Convert analysis into sensor requirements and specifications for hardware implementation
• Collaborate across perception, hardware, and safety teams
• Work across sensor physics, autonomy systems architecture, mechanical integration, and design

Skills

3D Geometry

Python Programming

CAD Fluency

Sensor Analysis

Coverage Simulation

Ray Tracing

Hardware Implementation

Mechanical Integration

Performance Trade Studies

Sensor Requirements Specification

Education

Pursuing BS/MS/PhD in engineering or related discipline

Tools

Job description

• Analyze sensor coverage, occlusion, and blind spots for candidate sensor suites on new machine types
• Build or extend tooling modeling field of view, range, and coverage geometry
• Run trade studies balancing performance, cost, durability, and mounting constraints
• Prototype mounting concepts and validate coverage assumptions on actual machines
• Convert analysis into sensor requirements and specifications for hardware implementation
• Collaborate across perception, hardware, and safety teams
• Work across sensor physics, autonomy systems architecture, mechanical integration, and design

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in an engineering or engineering-adjacent discipline such as mechanical, electrical, physics, mechatronics, robotics, or computer science, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Solid grasp of 3D geometry, coordinate frames, and transforms
• Python for analysis and tooling
• CAD fluency sufficient to reason about hardware placement
• Willingness to visit mock construction sites and test sensor configurations
• Preferred: experience with device physics, ray tracing, rendering, or coverage simulation
• Preferred: familiarity with autonomous vehicle sensor suites
• Preferred: exposure to heavy equipment or off-road machinery
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Able to commute to the San Francisco location 3-4 days per week

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in sensor analysis, 3D geometry, and CAD fluency, with a strong focus on hardware implementation and collaboration across engineering disciplines. Proficient in Python for analysis and tooling, with a solid understanding of sensor physics and autonomous systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• 3D Geometry
• Python Programming
• CAD Fluency
• Sensor Physics
• Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Suites

Hard Skills

• 3D Geometry
• Python Programming
• CAD Fluency
• Sensor Analysis
• Coverage Simulation
• Ray Tracing
• Hardware Implementation
• Mechanical Integration
• Performance Trade Studies
• Sensor Requirements Specification

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Willingness to Visit Sites

Industry Keywords

• Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Robotics
• Autonomy Systems Architecture
• Heavy Equipment
• Off-Road Machinery