Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

Draper's Perception and Embedded Machine Learning Group seeks a motivated graduate intern to help us develop, integrate, and deploy advanced perception systems enabling autonomous vehicles and robots to operate in complex environments such as underwater, ground, air, and space. Students will work side-by-side with Draper engineers to develop and implement state of the art solutions for multi-robot autonomy, GPS-denied navigation, 3D mapping, obstacle avoidance, and/or robotic perception. Examples of previous systems developed by our group include vision-based Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) for guided parafoils or spacecraft landing, vision-aided inertial navigation for UAVs, localization systems for teams of soldiers, and real-time 3D mapping.

Duties may include algorithm development, test support, data analysis, and software development for autonomous air, space, ground, or underwater systems. The candidate should be capable of contributing to and integrating state-of-the-art algorithms, analyzing data from simulation and field tests, and effectively working within multi-disciplinary teams.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
• Job responsibilities will vary depending on the project assignment, which is tailored to the Student's skills and the Draper project lead.

Education
• The Student must be enrolled in a graduate degree program (exceptional undergraduate Students will also be considered) in a relevant field such as computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, etc.
• The Student should provide evidence of high aptitude and academic performance.

Additional Job Description:

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

M.S. or Ph.D. (in progress) in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar field of studyResearch or technical contributions in one or more of the following fields: vision-aided navigation, computer vision, perception, mapping, sensor fusion, and machine learningProgramming experience in C/C++ or Python

Preferred Qualifications:

Broad robotics experience, especially integration and test with robotics platformsExperience with stochastic estimation algorithms (e.g., Extended Kalman Filters)Experience with collaborative multi-vehicle teaming algorithmsExposure to adjacent subfields of robotics, such as: trajectory or motion planning; planning under uncertainty; optimal control; guidance, navigation & control (GN&C); and deep learningExperience working as a member of a multi-developer team using collaboration tools such as GitExperience working in a Linux development environment and with Robot Operating System (ROS)

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

02139-3563

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.