Verne Robotics
Engineering Intern
San Francisco · On-site · Internship · Posted Jan 21, 2026
- Education
- Current BS, MS, or PhD student in Robotics, Computer Science, AI, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and test software and algorithms for robotic arms, supporting real-world automation and robotics infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Design manipulation algorithms for real and simulated robot platforms; run experiments on physical robot arms.
- Improve tele-operation and control systems, and contribute to testing, visualization, and experiment reproducibility infrastructure.
- Collaborate on perception, control, and systems integration; occasionally assemble robots and swap sensors.
What they ask for
- Current BS, MS, or PhD student in Robotics, Computer Science, AI, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with robotic systems or simulators.
- Familiarity with policy learning techniques such as imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or diffusion policies.
- Proficiency in Python and experience with PyTorch.
Pay
$1.6K – $2.5K per week (currency not stated; pay type not stated)
Tools
Franka, UR, Kinova, PyBullet, Mujoco, Python, PyTorch
AI focus
Deploy and test robot policy models on physical hardware; work with manipulation algorithms and policy learning techniques, including imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and diffusion policies.
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