Sensor Calibration & Integration Intern at Robotics and AI Institute (Zurich, Switzerland)
Robotics and AI Institute· Zurich, Switzerland·
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Job description
Our Mission
Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.
What You'll Do
- Play a key role in developing a seamless, user-friendly calibration suite for our multi-modal sensor systems, including RGB cameras, LiDARs, and IMUs.
- Work collaboratively with researchers focused on providing a solid foundation for building advanced robotic systems.
- Provide solutions to complex problems targeting robots deployed in the real world.
- Design complex systems and make them easy to use.
- Apply classical optimization as well as learning algorithms to practical robotics problems.
What You'll Need
- Master or PhD student in robotics, computer vision, or a related field.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python is a must.
- Solid understanding of state estimation and optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with factor graph optimization, ideally including experience with GTSAM.
- Interest in building robust tools that support robotics research.
Areas of Special Interest
- Experience with learning-based calibration techniques.
- Open source projects that showcase your problem solving skills, ideally in the field of robotics, computer vision or a related field.
- Track record of publications in top-tier conferences and journals in Machine Learning, Robotics, or related fields is a plus (e.g. CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI, IJCV, NIPS, ICLR, ICML, IJRR, RSS, ICRA, IROS etc.)
Why work at Robotics and AI Institute
- Culture: Described as a “collaborative research environment” where team members learn from diverse experts and work on cross-functional challenges.
- Locations: Main campus in Cambridge, MA (Kendall Square) and Zurich, Switzerland (Oerlikon robotics & AI hub). Both are vibrant tech ecosystems.
- Benefits: Competitive packages including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with matching, and 12 weeks parental leave.
- Work style: Roles are on-site (internships and full-time positions specify on-site in Zurich or Cambridge). No explicit remote policy mentioned.
- Engineering culture: Teams span AI, robotics, computing, machine learning, perception, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering – offering exposure to full-stack robot development.