About the role#
Ricoh Company, Ltd. is seeking a Robotics Engineer Intern for the Summer 2027 term. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Boulder, Colorado. You will work on industrial automation projects, gaining experience with robotic systems, simulation-driven training, and digital twin technology.
What you'll do#
- Assist in the design, development, and testing of robotic systems and components.
- Contribute to control architectures using ROS2.
- Develop and integrate sensor fusion techniques across various sensing modalities.
- Support algorithm development for computer vision, object detection, and pose estimation.
- Train, fine-tune, and evaluate deep learning models for object detection and pose estimation.
- Collect and curate large-scale synthetic training data in NVIDIA Isaac Sim.
- Support robot training in NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab, including reinforcement learning and imitation learning experiments.
- Validate simulation-trained perception models and policies on physical cobot hardware to support sim-to-real transfer.
- Contribute to system development on x86 platforms with NVIDIA GPU acceleration.
- Support initiatives using NVIDIA Omniverse for visualization, simulation, and digital twin environments.
- Assist with hardware and software integration across robotics, vision, production printers, and workflow systems.
- Document project progress and contribute to proof-of-concept demonstrations.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in a Bachelor's or Master’s program in Robotics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python and C/C++.
- Experience with robotics and vision libraries such as ROS2, OpenCV, and PCL.
- Coursework, research, or project experience with deep learning for computer vision, including hands-on use of PyTorch.
- Understanding of sensors like cameras, LiDAR, and depth sensors, plus hardware/software integration on robotic platforms.
- Familiarity with collaborative robots and robotic arm kinematics.
- Experience with ROS2 middleware, simulation frameworks, and motion planning libraries.
- Exposure to object detection and pose estimation methods for manipulation and localization.
- Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or Isaac Lab.
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning or imitation learning for manipulation and grasping.
- Awareness of sim-to-real transfer techniques.
- Experience with GPU-accelerated computing on x86 and interest in embedded platforms.
- Knowledge of computer graphics concepts and digital twin applications.
- Excellent problem-solving ability and attention to technical detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
Location & details#
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site, full-time.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship.
About Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Ricoh Company, Ltd. is a public organization founded in 1936. Based in Ohta-ku, Tokyo, the company provides business support and technology solutions to over 1.4 million customers. It focuses on image processing and digital workplace tools to help businesses manage their operations. The firm employs more than 10,000 people globally.
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