Robotics and Controls Intern

What You'll Do:

• Design and execute benchtop characterization studies of catheter driving performance: tip position accuracy, tracking error, hysteresis, friction, and other performance metrics
• Build Python automation scripts and small test harnesses for repeatable, hands-off data collection across the robotic system
• Tune control loops and parameters on real hardware and quantify the improvement with clean before-and-after data
• Develop reusable analysis tooling: data ingestion, plotting utilities, and reporting templates the team can keep using after you leave
• Support design verification testing by writing protocols, executing runs, and documenting results in line with medical device standards
• Contribute to the team's data infrastructure: log parsing, bagfile processing, metric extraction, automation scripts, dashboards
• Document your work on Confluence and present findings in team design reviews

Skills & Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Solid Python fundamentals (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, pandas) and the ability to write clean scripts that other people will read and run
• Working knowledge of feedback control: you've taken a controls course and can talk through PID, frequency response, and stability concepts
• Experience characterizing or testing real hardware in a lab setting, even at the coursework or research scale
• Ability to design an experiment, run it carefully, and write up what you found
• Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities shift and you're expected to ask good questions

Nice to Have:

• Coursework or research in robot kinematics, dynamics, or continuum/flexible robotics
• C++ exposure, particularly for reading existing code and writing simple changes
• Experience with ROS1/ROS2, bagfiles, or similar middleware
• MATLAB or Simulink for control design and system identification
• Familiarity with Git, code review workflows, and unit testing
• Prior internship or research experience at a robotics, medtech, or hardware-heavy company