PhD Intern: 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 is seeking an applied scientist intern focused on multi-agent planning to enhance the performance and reliability of our robotics systems. Hybrid position based at our Wilmington, MA headquarters, with opportunities to contribute to real projects and publish results.

The role emphasizes solving complex multi-robot problems, deadlock resolution, and time-space reservations, while benefiting from mentorship and a strong internship program.

Qualifications

• Pursuing PhD in a relevant technical 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 (e.g., CoRL, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, RSS, ICRA, IROS, AAAI, ICAPS, 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 algorithms.
• Present results in verbal and written communications internally and in top-tier academic venues.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

C#

Multi-robot systems

Robotics planning

Machine learning

Publications

Education

Pursuing PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field

Job description

Symbotic is seeking an applied scientist intern focused on multi-agent planning to enhance the performance and reliability of our robotics systems. Hybrid position based at our Wilmington, MA headquarters, with opportunities to contribute to real projects and publish results.

The role emphasizes solving complex multi-robot problems, deadlock resolution, and time-space reservations, while benefiting from mentorship and a strong internship program.