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

What we offerWork in an international, agile team building autonomousroboticsystems
Contribute to software thatistested on real robotic platforms and in the field
Gain hands-on experiencewith state-of-the-art technologies in robotics, autonomy, and multi-agent systems
Work closelywithexperiencedrobotics and embeddedengineers
Take ownership of meaningfultechnicalprojectswhilereceiving guidance from the team
Benefitfrom a steeplearningcurve and a collaborative engineering culture

Your missionJoin our robotics team working on autonomous systems that operate as coordinated, distributed agents in real-world environments. 

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. 

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. 
Develop data-drivendashboards and tools to monitor, analyze, and visualize system performance
Extendour simulation frameworkwith KPIs, automated scenarios, and evaluation workflows
Analyze simulation and field-test data to identify issues and opportunities for improvement
Contribute to the corerobotics stack in areas such as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission execution
Collaboratecloselywithrobotics, simulation, embedded, and domain experts
Gain practicalexperiencedeveloping and validating software for complexautonomoussystems

Your profileCurrentlypursuing or recentlycompleted a Master'sdegree in Robotics, Computer Science, AutonomousSystems, Electrical Engineering, or a relatedfield
Good programmingskills in C++, ideally modern C++ (17/20)
Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering
Basic understanding of robotics concepts such as coordinate frames, sensor data, estimation, planning, or control
Comfortableworking in Linux
Curious about complexroboticsystems and motivated to understand how thingsworkbeyondyourindividual component
Able to workindependently on a definedtechnicalproblemwhileactivelyseeking feedback whenneeded
Genuine interest in autonomoussystems, robotics, and defensetechnology

Nice to haveYou do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts. Experiencewith ROS or ROS 2
Experiencewith real robots, embeddedsystems, or hardware-in-the-loop setups
Exposure to SLAM, navigation, computer vision, estimation, filtering, planning, or control
Interest or experience in multi-agent systems, swarming, or distributedrobotics
ExperienceworkingwithLiDAR or camera data
Exposure to PX4 or ArduPilot
Experiencewith simulation frameworkssuch as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Unreal Engine
Experiencewithembedded platforms, GPUs, or networking
Exposure to machine learningmethods

What elseStrong problem-solvingmindset and willingness to learn
Structured and reliable way of working
Comfortableworking in an environmentwhere not everyproblem has a predefined solution
Collaborative and open to technical feedback
High ethical standards and disciplinedworkethic
Extra-curricular engineering projects, roboticscompetitions, research, or othertechnicalachievements are a plus

The practical part 
Duration: 3–6 months, full-time
Eligibility: NATO-alignednationality or close allycitizenshipisrequired

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