Robot Controls Intern — Real-Time Fleet Software (Summer)

Symbotic; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 29,095,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation benefits

Housing benefits

Job summary

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an internship in Bot Controls for Summer 2027. You will help develop real-time software to control fleets of mobile robots, working across engineering and business teams in a fast-moving environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with C++, Python, ROS, and embedded platforms, plus exposure to data structures, simulations, and localization challenges. Housing/relocation support is provided where eligible.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or related field.
• Experience with event driven architectures, messaging systems and protocols such as RabbitMQ.
• Experience with Linux, C++, Python, Matlab and general programming environments.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm with engineers on cross-functional teams to conceptualize and develop real-time high-performance software to control and schedule fleets of mobile robots.
• Apply best practices to the design of data structures and algorithms, balancing simplicity and performance.
• Produce high-quality software contributing to projects with significant business impact.
• Simulate robot behavior using internal tools during feature development.
• Develop path planning algorithms for manipulation and robot navigation.
• Design, develop, and implement localization algorithms for mobile robots.
• Define metrics for localization quality in the field.
• Support integration of localization sensors on robots and offline pipelines.
• Assist in testing of systems and subsystems and provide technical support for manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot system problems and evaluate engineering change requests.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS

OpenCV

PCL

Git

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Linux

Matlab

Embedded systems

Path planning

Motion control

Agile/Scrum

Data structures

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Jira

Confluence

Docker

ROS

Jenkins

GitHub

Job description

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an internship in Bot Controls for Summer 2027. You will help develop real-time software to control fleets of mobile robots, working across engineering and business teams in a fast-moving environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with C++, Python, ROS, and embedded platforms, plus exposure to data structures, simulations, and localization challenges. Housing/relocation support is provided where eligible.