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

What we offer

Work in an international, agile team building autonomous robotic systems

Contribute to software that is tested on real robotic platforms and in the field

Gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies in robotics, autonomy, and multi-agent systems

Work closely with experienced robotics and embedded engineers

Take ownership of meaningful technical projects while receiving guidance from the team

Benefit from a steep learning curve and a collaborative engineering culture

Your mission

Join 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-driven dashboards and tools to monitor, analyze, and visualize system performance

Extend our simulation framework with KPIs, automated scenarios, and evaluation workflows

Analyze simulation and field-test data to identify issues and opportunities for improvement

Contribute to the core robotics stack in areas such as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission execution

Collaborate closely with robotics, simulation, embedded, and domain experts

Gain practical experience developing and validating software for complex autonomous systems

Your profile

Currently pursuing or recently completed a Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Autonomous Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Good programming skills 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

Comfortable working in Linux

Curious about complex roboticsystems and motivated to understand how things work beyond your individual component

Able to work independently on a defined technical problem while actively seeking feedback when needed

Genuine interest in autonomous systems, robotics, and defense technology

Nice to have

You do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts.

Experience with ROS or ROS 2

Experience with real robots, embedded systems, 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 distributed robotics

Experience working with LiDAR or camera data

Exposure to PX4 or ArduPilot

Experience with simulation frameworks such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Unreal Engine

Experience with embedded platforms, GPUs, or networking

Exposure to machine learning methods

What else

Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn

Structured and reliable way of working

Comfortable working in an environment where not every problem has a predefined solution

Collaborative and open to technical feedback

High ethical standards and disciplined workethic

Extra-curricular engineering projects, robotics competitions, research, or other technical achievements are a plus

The practical part

Duration: 3–6 months, full-time

Eligibility: NATO-aligned nationality or close ally citizenship is required

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