Robotics Software Engineer Intern – Swarm Systems (m/f/d)

<br><strong>What we offer</strong><p><ul style="border:0px solid;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><li><span><span>Work in an international, agile team building </span><span>autonomous</span><span>robotic</span><span>systems</span></span></li><li><span><span>Contribute</span><span> to software </span><span>that</span><span>is</span><span>tested</span><span> on real </span><span>robotic</span><span> platforms and in the </span><span>field</span></span></li><li><span><span>Gain hands-on </span><span>experience</span><span>with</span><span> state-of-the-art technologies in </span><span>robotics</span><span>, </span><span>autonomy</span><span>, and multi-agent </span><span>systems</span></span></li><li><span><span>Work </span><span>closely</span><span>with</span><span>experienced</span><span>robotics</span><span> and </span><span>embedded</span><span>engineers</span></span></li><li><span><span>Take </span><span>ownership</span><span> of </span><span>meaningful</span><span>technical</span><span>projects</span><span>while</span><span>receiving</span><span> guidance </span><span>from</span><span> the </span><span>team</span></span></li><li><span><span>Benefit</span><span>from</span><span> a </span><span>steep</span><span>learning</span><span>curve</span><span> and a collaborative engineering culture</span></span></li></ul></p><br><strong>Your mission</strong><p>Join our robotics team working on autonomous systems that operate as coordinated, distributed agents in real-world environments. <br><br>As a Software Engineering Intern, you will contribute to the development and validation of our multi-UAV system, with a particular focus on software tooling, simulation, and system observability. <br><br>Depending on your background and the project, you may also contribute to areas such as SLAM, navigation, perception, planning, or multi-agent coordination. This is a hands-on internship where you will develop and test software, work with real robotic systems, and see how your work performs beyond simulation. <br><ul><li><span><span>Develop</span><span> data-</span><span>driven</span><span>dashboards</span><span> and </span><span>tools</span><span> to monitor, </span><span>analyze</span><span>, and </span><span>visualize</span><span> system performance</span></span></li><li><span><span>Extend</span><span>our</span><span> simulation </span><span>framework</span><span>with</span><span> KPIs, </span><span>automated</span><span> scenarios, and </span><span>evaluation</span><span> workflows</span></span></li><li><span><span>Analyze</span><span> simulation and </span><span>field</span><span>-test data to </span><span>identify</span><span> issues and </span><span>opportunities</span><span> for </span><span>improvement</span></span></li><li><span><span>Contribute</span><span> to the </span><span>core</span><span>robotics</span><span> stack in areas </span><span>such</span><span> as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission </span><span>execution</span></span></li><li><span><span>Collaborate</span><span>closely</span><span>with</span><span>robotics</span><span>, simulation, </span><span>embedded</span><span>, and </span><span>domain</span><span> experts</span></span></li><li><span><span>Gain </span><span>practical</span><span>experience</span><span>developing</span><span> and </span><span>validating</span><span> software for </span><span>complex</span><span>autonomous</span><span>systems</span></span></li></ul></p><br><strong>Your profile</strong><p><ul><li><span><span>Currently</span><span>pursuing</span><span> or </span><span>recently</span><span>completed</span><span> a </span><span>Master's</span><span>degree</span><span> in </span><span>Robotics</span><span>, Computer Science, </span><span>Autonomous</span><span>Systems</span><span>, </span><span>Electrical</span><span> Engineering, or a </span><span>related</span><span>field</span></span></li><li><span><span>Good </span><span>programming</span><span>skills</span><span> in C++, </span><span>ideally</span><span> modern C++ (17/20)</span></span></li><li><span><span>Solid </span><span>foundation</span><span> in </span><span>algorithms</span><span>, data structures, and software engineering</span></span></li><li><span><span>Basic </span><span>understanding</span><span> of </span><span>robotics</span><span> concepts </span><span>such</span><span> as </span><span>coordinate</span><span> frames, </span><span>sensor</span><span> data, estimation, planning, or control</span></span></li><li><span><span>Comfortable</span><span>working</span><span> in Linux</span></span></li><li><span><span>Curious</span><span> about </span><span>complex</span><span>robotic</span><span>systems</span><span> and </span><span>motivated</span><span> to </span><span>understand</span><span> how </span><span>things</span><span>work</span><span>beyond</span><span>your</span><span>individual</span><span> component</span></span></li><li><span><span>Able to </span><span>work</span><span>independently</span><span> on a </span><span>defined</span><span>technical</span><span>problem</span><span>while</span><span>actively</span><span>seeking</span><span> feedback </span><span>when</span><span>needed</span></span></li><li><span><span>Genuine </span><span>interest</span><span> in </span><span>autonomous</span><span>systems</span><span>, </span><span>robotics</span><span>, and </span><span>defense</span><span>technology</span></span></li></ul></p><br><strong>Nice to have</strong><p>You do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts. <ul><li><span><span>Experience</span><span>with</span><span> ROS or ROS 2</span></span></li><li><span><span>Experience</span><span>with</span><span> real robots, </span><span>embedded</span><span>systems</span><span>, or hardware-in-the-</span><span>loop</span><span> setups</span></span></li><li><span><span>Exposure</span><span> to SLAM, navigation, computer vision, estimation, </span><span>filtering</span><span>, planning, or control</span></span></li><li><span><span>Interest</span><span> or </span><span>experience</span><span> in multi-agent </span><span>systems</span><span>, </span><span>swarming</span><span>, or </span><span>distributed</span><span>robotics</span></span></li><li><span><span>Experience</span><span>working</span><span>with</span><span>LiDAR</span><span> or camera data</span></span></li><li><span><span>Exposure</span><span> to PX4 or </span><span>ArduPilot</span></span></li><li><span><span>Experience</span><span>with</span><span> simulation </span><span>frameworks</span><span>such</span><span> as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or </span><span>Unreal</span><span> Engine</span></span></li><li><span><span>Experience</span><span>with</span><span>embedded</span><span> platforms, </span><span>GPUs</span><span>, or networking</span></span></li><li><span><span>Exposure</span><span> to machine </span><span>learning</span><span>methods</span></span></li></ul></p><br><strong>What else</strong><p><ul><li><span><span>Strong </span><span>problem-solving</span><span>mindset</span><span> and </span><span>willingness</span><span> to </span><span>learn</span></span></li><li><span><span>Structured</span><span> and reliable </span><span>way</span><span> of </span><span>working</span></span></li><li><span><span>Comfortable</span><span>working</span><span> in an </span><span>environment</span><span>where</span><span> not </span><span>every</span><span>problem</span><span> has a </span><span>predefined</span><span> solution</span></span></li><li><span><span>Collaborative and open to </span><span>technical</span><span> feedback</span></span></li><li><span><span>High </span><span>ethical</span><span> standards and </span><span>disciplined</span><span>work</span><span>ethic</span></span></li><li><span><span>Extra-</span><span>curricular</span><span> engineering </span><span>projects</span><span>, </span><span>robotics</span><span>competitions</span><span>, </span><span>research</span><span>, or </span><span>other</span><span>technical</span><span>achievements</span><span> are a plus</span></span></li></ul><p><strong>The practical part </strong></p><ul><li><span><span>Duration:</span></span><span><span> 3–6 </span><span>months</span><span>, full-time</span></span></li><li><span><span>Eligibility</span><span>:</span></span><span><span> NATO-</span><span>aligned</span><span>nationality</span><span> or close </span><span>ally</span><span>citizenship</span><span>is</span><span>required</span></span></li></ul></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>