Robotics Intern: Apple Harvester & Autonomy Lab

CNH Industrial Group; New Holland (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing support

Mentorship

Professional development

Job summary

CNH Industrial is seeking an Engineering Intern to join the Robotics team in New Holland, PA, focusing on the Apple Harvester project. You will work with engineers across countries on robotic-arm systems, autonomy, planning, and control, contributing to hardware and software tasks while learning from experienced mentors.

The internship runs May–August, full-time (40 hours/week), and targets students currently enrolled in engineering or related programs, with housing support and professional

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Software, Mechatronics, Systems, Agricultural, or related engineering or technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support an Apple Harvester project in field testing, robotic-arm manipulation, mechanical design, software design, or planning and control.
• Assist with field tests: collect observations, document results, and identify improvements.
• Evaluate robotic-arm performance: reachability, positioning, motion, end-effector interaction, harvesting workflows.
• Contribute to CAD updates, prototype evaluation, and design-for-test improvements.
• Assist software or controls work under mentorship, fix issues, review sensor/robot data, or improve test tools.
• Develop or refine motion-planning and control concepts for agricultural robotics.
• Document test procedures, findings, and recommendations for the team.
• Collaborate across robotics, software, mechanical, controls, and field operations.

Skills

Robotics

Mechanical design

Software design

Field testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree pursuit in engineering/technical

Tools

CAD

Job description

CNH Industrial is seeking an Engineering Intern to join the Robotics team in New Holland, PA, focusing on the Apple Harvester project. You will work with engineers across countries on robotic-arm systems, autonomy, planning, and control, contributing to hardware and software tasks while learning from experienced mentors.

The internship runs May–August, full-time (40 hours/week), and targets students currently enrolled in engineering or related programs, with housing support and professional