Mission Software Intern: Telemetry & Test Systems

REGENT; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend available

Daily catered lunches

Professional development opportunities

Meaningful projects

Mentorship

Job summary

REGENT is seeking a Mission Software Engineering Intern to own a bounded project in test, ground systems, or vehicle health monitoring, such as telemetry prioritization for constrained links, ingest and replay tooling, or a fault-detection prototype. You will help build the downstream data path for test infrastructure and turn raw telemetry into actionable insights for engineers.

You’ll work with navigation and route software, perception interfaces, and deployment tooling, collaborating across

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an M.S. or PhD program in computer science, software engineering, robotics, ECE, aerospace, or a related field.
• Strong in Python and/or C++ (17 or later) and comfortable with Linux from day one.
• Solid CS fundamentals: software design, data structures, concurrency, and automated testing.
• Familiar with event-driven or publish/subscribe systems and networking.
• Experience with DDS, ROS 2, MQTT or similar middleware is a strong plus.
• Experience with data logging, time-series pipelines, or dashboards is helpful.
• Hands-on with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, or log replay tooling is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own a scoped project in test, ground systems, or vehicle health monitoring.
• Build downstream data paths including telemetry schemas, ingest, replay, and quick-look tooling.
• Work with recorded data and bench setups to validate your project.
• Write automated tests for hard failure scenarios and edge cases.
• Collaborate across vehicle programs and deployment tooling teams.
• Document decisions and present findings for reuse after internship ends.

Skills

Python

C++ (17+)

ROS 2

DDS

MQTT

Linux

Data visualization

Distributed systems

Telemetry tools

Education

MS or PhD student in CS/SE/Robotics

Tools

DDS

ROS 2

MQTT

Job description

REGENT is seeking a Mission Software Engineering Intern to own a bounded project in test, ground systems, or vehicle health monitoring, such as telemetry prioritization for constrained links, ingest and replay tooling, or a fault-detection prototype. You will help build the downstream data path for test infrastructure and turn raw telemetry into actionable insights for engineers.

You’ll work with navigation and route software, perception interfaces, and deployment tooling, collaborating across