ML Intern: Humanoid Robotics & Real-World Manipulation

Persona AI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Persona AI invites a Machine Learning Intern (Manipulation) to join our Robotics Software Engineering team in Houston for Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. The role focuses on building and optimizing ML models and infrastructure for manipulation tasks on humanoid robots, with real-world evaluation and deployment challenges.

Ideal candidates have hands-on projects in robot learning and deep learning frameworks, and can thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with robot learning and real-world deployment considerations.
• Strong foundation in deep learning and model evaluation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve machine learning models and infrastructure for manipulation tasks.
• Monitor model performance in real-world settings.
• Contribute to the Persona ML software stack supporting manipulation, navigation, locomotion, and perception.

Skills

Deep learning

Cloud computing

Robot learning

First principles thinking

Education

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Persona AI invites a Machine Learning Intern (Manipulation) to join our Robotics Software Engineering team in Houston for Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. The role focuses on building and optimizing ML models and infrastructure for manipulation tasks on humanoid robots, with real-world evaluation and deployment challenges.

Ideal candidates have hands-on projects in robot learning and deep learning frameworks, and can thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.