GNC Engineer Intern

Your Title: GNC Engineer Intern
Job Location: Christchurch, NZ
Our Department: Trimble Ag Industry Solutions (AgIS)
Application Window: 9 June 2025 - 22 June 2025
Recruitment Timeline: Interviewing in June/July 2025, offer by early August 2025

Internship Period: 17th November 2025 to 13th February 2026

Number of Positions: Two (2)

Does redesigning algorithms from the ground up excite you? Do you want to spend your summer being a part of revolutionising the agriculture industry?

What You Will Do
As a GNC Engineer Intern with Trimble Agriculture Industry Solutions (AgIS), you will be joining the core development team for these systems. GNC stands for guidance, navigation, and controls, and in this internship you will be developing/maintaining core algorithms for steering/automating agricultural vehicles (tractors, harvesters, combines, sprayers, etc...), using MATLAB/Simulink or C/C++ to model/develop/maintain the algorithms, analyzing and tweaking vehicle performance, and integrating functionality into releasable products.

This will see you doing some (or all) of the following:

• Design, development, and productisation of state estimation and/or control algorithms

• Working with Matlab/Simulink and model-based design (MBD)

• Utilising your experience with sensor fusion and filter design (e.g UKF, EKF) for odometry/pose estimation

• Development, characterisation, and validation of non-linear vehicle dynamics plant models

• Deploying and profiling algorithm performance on real-time hardware/operating systems

• Defining system/software architecture 

• Foster ongoing testing and testability in building quality products. 

What Skills & Knowledge You Should Bring

• GNC algorithm development experience for dynamic physical systems (e.g. ground vehicles)

• Proficient with Matlab & Simulink and/or C/C++, Python

• Familiar with C/C++ programming languages and compilation process

• Experience with test, verification, validation, and productisation of algorithms

• Experience with requirements decomposition and management tools.

• Data analysis and vissualization

What Skills & Knowledge You Could Bring

• Practical estimation knowledge, specifically in the Agriculture industry, including on-ground experience with Tractors, Combines, Harvesters, etc

• Proficiency in production-grade C/C++ software development

• HIL and SIL testing

• Simulink auto-code generation

• GNSS+IMU based navigation

• Autonomous/Semi-autonomous vehicle control

• Machine Learning concepts

• Experience with Systems Identification, SimMechanics, Simscape, and Robotics Toolboxes

• Advanced degrees are highly desirable

Our internships are designed to prepare you for your career journey, while growing as a professional through lunch and learns, team-building activities, and social networking events with other interns. Over the course of your internship, we want you to feel like you belong, innovate, and grow personally and professionally. Join Trimble’s community to have a global impact where we value you, your experience, and your skills to propel your career forward.

Information to Review:
The following links are recommended to better your understanding of Trimble, and the products available within this particular division.

• Trimble

• Trimble Agriculture

• Trimble Agriculture -- Guidance & Steering

Videos to Review:

• Trimble: Innovation at its best

• Trimble: A History of Outstanding Innovations

• Trimble: Life’s Work

• Trimble Agriculture Solutions

• Trimble Agriculture Intro 

About Our Agriculture Industry Solutions Division
Trimble Ag Industry Solutions (AgIS) provides solutions that solve complex technology challenges across the entire agricultural supply chain. The solutions enable farmers and advisors to allocate scarce resources to produce a safe, reliable food supply in a profitable and environmentally sustainable manner. Covering all seasons, crops, terrains, and farm sizes, Trimble precision agriculture solutions can be used on most equipment on the farm, regardless of manufacturer. Driving efficiency and profitability in the field, we offer field solutions for vehicles and implement guidance and steering; flow and application control; irrigation, drainage, and land leveling; harvest and yield monitoring; and a broad suite of correction services to meet your accuracy needs. 

About Your Location
Based at Trimble’s NZ headquarters in Christchurch, enjoy free parking, an onsite gym, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.

At Trimble, you'll find the inspiration and opportunity to be yourself and thrive. The global community of Team Trimble, including more than 400 people in New Zealand, is passionate about bringing new ideas and innovations to life and building a better, more sustainable future.

Please Note: Only applicants who are students and legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.

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