PhD Applied Scientist: Multi-Robot Routing (Intern/Co-op)

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

Benefits offered by this job

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401K

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Job summary

Symbotic is seeking an applied scientist intern with a passion for multi-agent planning to improve the performance and reliability of its systems. The Robot Routing team designs efficient, collision-free paths for dozens of robots across the transfer deck and explores deadlock resolution and time-space reservations.

This hybrid role is based at our Wilmington, MA headquarters, offering mentorship, projects, and opportunities to present findings at top conferences while contributing to real-world

Qualifications

• Pursuing PhD in CS, EE, Mech, Robotics or 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 ML.
• Publications at high-impact venues (e.g., CoRL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICRA, IJCAI).

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact scenarios where AI Planning and ML can optimize Symbotic robotics software.
• Adapt state-of-the-art approaches or develop high-performance algorithms for multi-robot problems.
• Conduct simulations and experiments to validate multi-robot algorithm performance.
• Present results verbally and in writing, internally and at top-tier venues.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

C#

Robotics planning

Multi-robot systems

Machine learning

Education

Pursuing PhD in CS/EE/Mech/Robotics

Tools

Publications (Conferences/Journals)

Job description

Symbotic is seeking an applied scientist intern with a passion for multi-agent planning to improve the performance and reliability of its systems. The Robot Routing team designs efficient, collision-free paths for dozens of robots across the transfer deck and explores deadlock resolution and time-space reservations.

This hybrid role is based at our Wilmington, MA headquarters, offering mentorship, projects, and opportunities to present findings at top conferences while contributing to real-world