Robotics Engineering Intern: Hardware & Software Systems

Trace; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace, a Brooklyn-based robotics research lab, seeks Robotics Engineering Interns for a hands-on role at the intersection of hardware and software. You will work with researchers and engineers on building robotic platforms, data collection pipelines, and learning-based systems, contributing to experiments that connect human and robot data to policy performance.

Beginners welcome to apply, with opportunities for project ownership and publication-friendly work.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant field.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++ for robotics/ML applications.
• Foundational robotics concepts including kinematics, control, perception.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate robotic platforms and data pipelines for experiments.
• Develop and evaluate learning-based robotic systems and data processing workflows.
• Support experiments that connect human and robot data to policy performance.
• Take ownership of engineering and experimental projects from hardware/software integration to validation.
• Document implementations and procedures to support reproducibility and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD student in Robotics/CS/EE

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Job description

Trace, a Brooklyn-based robotics research lab, seeks Robotics Engineering Interns for a hands-on role at the intersection of hardware and software. You will work with researchers and engineers on building robotic platforms, data collection pipelines, and learning-based systems, contributing to experiments that connect human and robot data to policy performance.

Beginners welcome to apply, with opportunities for project ownership and publication-friendly work.