PhD Applied Scientist, Multi-Robot Routing

Symbotic; Wilmington (MA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation benefits

Housing benefits

Job summary

Symbotic offers a hybrid internship at its Wilmington, MA headquarters, focusing on applied science in AI planning for multi-agent robotics. The internship runs during the Summer 2027 timeframe and includes mentorship, professional development, and relocation benefits where eligible.

You will work on planning and routing for dozens of robots, apply high-impact AI techniques, and present results to teams and conferences.

Qualifications

• Pursuing PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages: C++, Python, Java, or C#.
• Strong research background in combinatorial optimization, robotics planning, multi-robot systems, or machine learning.
• Publications at high-impact conferences/journals on relevant topics.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact scenarios where AI Planning and machine learning can be applied to optimize the Symbotic robotics software.
• Adapt state-of-the-art approaches or develop high-performance algorithms to solve real-world multi-robot problems.
• Conduct simulations and experiments to validate the performance of the multi-robot algorithms.
• Present results in verbal and written communications internally, and in top-tier academic venues.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

C#

Education

PhD candidate

Job description

Symbotic offers a hybrid internship at its Wilmington, MA headquarters, focusing on applied science in AI planning for multi-agent robotics. The internship runs during the Summer 2027 timeframe and includes mentorship, professional development, and relocation benefits where eligible.

You will work on planning and routing for dozens of robots, apply high-impact AI techniques, and present results to teams and conferences.