Intern - Software/ML Engineer

The role

You will help build software and machine learning systems for robot perception, intelligence, and behavior. You will develop and deploy ML models and integrate machine learning with robotic hardware.

What you will do

• Develop software systems for robotic platforms
• Build machine learning models for computer vision, audio processing, and interaction understanding
• Design and implement pipelines for training and deploying machine learning models
• Integrate ML systems with robotic hardware and embedded systems
• Improve robot perception, responsiveness, and behavioral intelligence
• Collaborate with robotics engineers to build integrated robotic systems

Required qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Understanding of algorithms and software engineering fundamentals
• Experience with machine learning frameworks
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: computer vision, robotics, reinforcement learning, or multimodal AI
• Comfortable jumping into unfamiliar systems and can create order through chaos
• Care about users and feel ownership over outcomes

Nice to have

• Experience building and deploying machine learning systems preferably in Simulations (Issac Sim, MJLab, Mujoco, etc.)
• Passionate about building intelligent physical systems
• Move quickly and work well in rapid iteration cycles
• Take ownership over the systems they design and build
• Curious, resourceful, and motivated to solve difficult problems
• Work well in small, collaborative teams
• Consider how consumers will engage with robots

About the company

Human Computer Lab is a research lab building character robots that feel alive and responsive. Their goal is to push the frontier of human-robot interaction by making technology more legible, emotionally intuitive, and human-centered.