Robotics Software Engineer Intern – Swarm Systems (m/f/d)

Role brief

What we offerWork in an international, agile team building autonomousroboticsystems Contribute to software thatistested on real robotic platforms and in the field Gain hands-on experiencewith state-of-the-art technologies in robotics, autonomy, and multi-agent systems Work closelywithexperiencedrobotics and embeddedengineers Take ownership of meaningfultechnicalprojectswhilereceiving guidance from the team Benefitfrom a steeplearningcurve and a collaborative engineering culture Your missionJoin our robotics team working on autonomous systems that operate as coordinated, distributed agents in real-world environments.  As a Software Engineering Intern, you will contribute to the development and validation of our multi-UAV system, with a particular focus on software tooling, simulation, and system observability.  Depending on your background and the project, you may also contribute to areas such as SLAM, navigation, perception, planning, or multi-agent coordination. This is a hands-on internship where you will develop and test software, work with real robotic systems, and see how your work performs beyond simulation.  Develop data-drivendashboards and tools to monitor, analyze, and visualize system performance Extendour simulation frameworkwith KPIs, automated scenarios, and evaluation workflows Analyze simulation and field-test data to identify issues and opportunities for improvement Contribute to the corerobotics stack in areas such as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission execution Collaboratecloselywithrobotics, simulation, embedded, and domain experts Gain practicalexperiencedeveloping and validating software for complexautonomoussystems Your profileCurrentlypursuing or recentlycompleted a Master'sdegree in Robotics, Computer Science, AutonomousSystems, Electrical Engineering, or a relatedfield Good programmingskills in C++, ideally modern C++ (17/20) Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering Basic understanding of robotics concepts such as coordinate frames, sensor data, estimation, planning, or control Comfortableworking in Linux Curious about complexroboticsystems and motivated to understand how thingsworkbeyondyourindividual component Able to workindependently on a definedtechnicalproblemwhileactivelyseeking feedback whenneeded Genuine interest in autonomoussystems, robotics, and defensetechnology Nice to haveYou do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts. Experiencewith ROS or ROS 2 Experiencewith real robots, embeddedsystems, or hardware-in-the-loop setups Exposure to SLAM, navigation, computer vision, estimation, filtering, planning, or control Interest or experience in multi-agent systems, swarming, or distributedrobotics ExperienceworkingwithLiDAR or camera data Exposure to PX4 or ArduPilot Experiencewith simulation frameworkssuch as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Unreal Engine Experiencewithembedded platforms, GPUs, or networking Exposure to machine learningmethods What elseStrong problem-solvingmindset and willingness to learn Structured and reliable way of working Comfortableworking in an environmentwhere not everyproblem has a predefined solution Collaborative and open to technical feedback High ethical standards and disciplinedworkethic Extra-curricular engineering projects, roboticscompetitions, research, or othertechnicalachievements are a plus The practical part  Duration: 3–6 months, full-time Eligibility: NATO-alignednationality or close allycitizenshipisrequired Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow