Robotics Engineer Intern

The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding Robotics Engineer Internship opportunity for a full-time student who is currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program in or related to robotics engineering and autonomous control and wants to gain related work experience. The qualified intern will join an interdisciplinary team working on a cutting-edge project to discover and locate difficult to find targets and be able to rapidly rediscover and surveil them at a later date and time.  Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of this project, an intern may utilize and develop their skills in areas such as autonomy, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. 

This internship opportunity will begin in May 2025 after the conclusion of your spring semester, working on-site with our team at Summit Point, West Virginia.  It will conclude in mid-August before the start of your fall semester.

Required Qualifications:

• Eagerness to learn new tools and techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability and demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Must be a currently enrolled, full-time student in a Bachelor’s Degree program or above in an engineering discipline at an accredited university (completed at least 3 years undergraduate engineering program)

Desired Knowledge Areas:

• Research and development of autonomous systems or subsystems
• Development with ROS, Python, PX4, Gazebo, and Microsoft Airsim, Matlab, and/or LabView
• Configuring software in Linux environments
• Design and operation of unmanned and/or remotely operated systems
• Design in SolidWorks
• Developing and troubleshooting electromechanical systems

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Robotics Engineer Intern position.