PhD Applied Scientist, Multi-Robot Routing (AI Planning)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation benefits

Housing benefits

Job summary

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an applied scientist internship focused on multi-agent planning to improve the performance and reliability of our robotics software as we scale.

The Robot Routing team designs efficient, collision-free paths for dozens of robots, exploring time-space reservations and deadlock resolution to support rapid growth. This hybrid role is based at our headquarters in Wilmington, MA.

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 related topics.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

PhD pursuit

Programming in C++/Python/Java/C#

Robotics planning

Publications in top venues

Education

Pursuing PhD in CS/EE/Robotics

Tools

C++

Python

Job description

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an applied scientist internship focused on multi-agent planning to improve the performance and reliability of our robotics software as we scale.

The Robot Routing team designs efficient, collision-free paths for dozens of robots, exploring time-space reservations and deadlock resolution to support rapid growth. This hybrid role is based at our headquarters in Wilmington, MA.