About the role#
As an Autonomy Engineer intern, you will work on real projects alongside experienced professionals. You will gain hands-on experience while building skills in the aerospace and defense sector during this summer internship.
What you'll do#
- Develop autonomy solutions for unmanned platforms.
- Apply machine learning, computer vision, and other technologies to improve system capabilities.
- Design, simulate, build, and field-test autonomous vehicles and their subsystems.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus on robotics or autonomy.
- Experience with intelligence and machine learning applications.
- Experience helping machines perceive their environment through vision or other methods.
- Experience with teamed or multiagent autonomous vehicle simulations, such as MATLAB/Simulink or Gazebo.
- Experience designing or fabricating air, land, or sea-based robots.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.
- Preferred: Experience with controls, robotic middleware (ROS, PX4, ArduPilot, or MOOS-IvP), or simulation environments (ANSYS or Unreal).
Location & details#
- Location: Hunt Valley, Maryland.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- Status: Paid, full-time.
About Textron
Textron is a multi-industry company based in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1923, the firm operates across the aviation, defense, industrial, and finance sectors. It maintains a global network and manages several brands including Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, and Lycoming. The company employs more than 10,000 people.
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