Cartesian Systems
Applied ML/CS PhD Internship (6+ months)
Cambridge, MA +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
About the job
Conduct applied research and develop production algorithms for indoor positioning, spatial perception, and sensor fusion, improving Cartesian’s deployed enterprise product.
What you'll do
- Explore product-aligned research directions in sensor fusion and spatial AI; develop and improve indoor positioning and spatial perception algorithms.
- Analyze data and failures from customer deployments, propose fixes, and validate improvements.
- Contribute to production ML and signal processing pipelines and collaborate with engineering and product to ship customer features.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- Research track record of published work in top-tier CS/ML, vision, robotics, or related venues.
- Strong foundations in at least one of machine learning, perception, sensor fusion, or signal processing.
- Demonstrated research output, such as strong publications, open-source projects, or impactful applied work.
Nice to have
- Startup or early-stage company experience; experience shipping products.
- Experience or strong interest in spatial AI, including 3D vision, SLAM, mapping, sensor fusion, or geometric deep learning.
Tools
machine learning, signal processing, sensor fusion, spatial AI, 3D vision, SLAM, mapping, geometric deep learning
AI focus
Applied spatial AI research and production ML for indoor positioning and spatial perception, including sensor fusion.
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