Robotics Co-op: Motion & Manipulation Engineer

Symbotic LLC; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing benefits

Relocation support

Job summary

Symbotic LLC invites Early Career students for a Spring Co-op in Robot Manipulation (Jan–May 2027) in Massachusetts. You will collaborate with engineers on real-time software to manipulate objects with high accuracy and help advance end‑to‑end robotics solutions.

You will develop motion planning, control software, and data-driven optimization while working in an Agile environment. Relocation and housing benefits are provided for eligible students.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in CS/Robotics/Engineering or related field.
• Experience with Linux, C++, Python, Matlab.
• Knowledge of Git, Jira, Confluence or similar tools.
• Familiarity with DevOps/CI-CD and Docker or Jenkins.
• Experience with simulation tools MuJoCo, IsaacSim, PyBullet.
• Strong fundamentals in linear algebra and geometry.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm with engineers on cross‑functional teams to build real-time software for manipulating objects.
• Develop motion planning and state machines for robotic manipulators.
• Design and implement control software for end‑effectors.
• Define quality metrics for pick/place with various sensors/cameras.
• Assist hardware/software integration across systems.
• Support testing and debugging of production and design issues.

Skills

C++

Python

Matlab

Linux

Git

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Docker

Jenkins

MuJoCo

IsaacSim

PyBullet

Forward Kinematics

Inverse Kinematics

Linear Algebra

Machine Learning

OpenCV

ROS

Arduino

STM32

Raspberry Pi

CAN

SPI

I2C

Motion Planning

Trajectory Optimization

Grasping

Agile/Scrum

Data Structures & Algorithms

Education

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

Tools

MuJoCo

NVIDIA IsaacSim

PyBullet

OMPL

OpenRAVE

NVIDIA cuRobo

Eigen

Job description

Symbotic LLC invites Early Career students for a Spring Co-op in Robot Manipulation (Jan–May 2027) in Massachusetts. You will collaborate with engineers on real-time software to manipulate objects with high accuracy and help advance end‑to‑end robotics solutions.

You will develop motion planning, control software, and data-driven optimization while working in an Agile environment. Relocation and housing benefits are provided for eligible students.