Marine Robotics Vision Intern: Camera Perception & Mapping

Honda Ri; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Honda Research Institute USA in San Jose, CA is seeking a self-motivated research intern to advance camera-based perception for marine robotics. You will explore areas such as open-world perception, 3D reconstruction, and sim-to-real transfer using foundation models, with hands-on work on on-water datasets and ROS 2 pipelines.

Ideal candidates are M.S. students in robotics/CS/EE, have DL experience in CV, and strong Python or C++ skills; prior work with real camera data and publications is a

Qualifications

• M.S. candidate in robotics, CS, EE, or a related field.
• Experience training deep learning models for computer vision tasks (segmentation, detection, depth).
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++ and hands-on data handling.

Responsibilities

• Train and evaluate perception models on marine datasets and reference sensors.
• Integrate models into a ROS 2 pipeline for on-vessel testing.
• Document results and contribute to publications.
• Collaborate with researchers on foundation model research and sim-to-real transfer.

Skills

Python

C++

Deep learning

Computer vision

Education

M.S. candidate in robotics, CS, EE, or related field

Job description

Honda Research Institute USA in San Jose, CA is seeking a self-motivated research intern to advance camera-based perception for marine robotics. You will explore areas such as open-world perception, 3D reconstruction, and sim-to-real transfer using foundation models, with hands-on work on on-water datasets and ROS 2 pipelines.

Ideal candidates are M.S. students in robotics/CS/EE, have DL experience in CV, and strong Python or C++ skills; prior work with real camera data and publications is a