Robotic System Engineering Intern; PhD

Position: Robotic System Engineering Intern (PhD)
Are you a problem solver looking for a hands-on internship position with a market-leading company that will help develop your career and reward you intellectually and professionally?
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At ADI, you will learn from the brightest minds who are here to help you grow and succeed. During your internship, you will make an impact through work on meaningful projects alongside a team of experts. Collaborating with colleagues in an environment of respect and responsibility, you will create connections that will become a part of your professional network.
ADI’s culture values aligned goals, work-life balance, continuous and life-long learning opportunities, and shared rewards. The internship program features various lunch-and-learn topics and social events with other interns and full-time employees.
At ADI, our goal is to develop our interns so they are the first to be considered for full-time roles.
Apply now for the opportunity to grow your career and help innovate ahead of what’s possible.
The Dexterous AI Group is looking for a Robot ic System Engineer I ntern to help advance next-generation tactile sensing capabilities and integrate them into robotic manipulation systems. The intern will contribute to end-to-end research workflow spanning sensor prototyping and characterization, system integration, and data-centric experimentation to support dexterous manipulation.

Responsibilities include:

• Advance tactile sensing R&D supporting dexterous robotic manipulations.

• Execute sensor evaluation and characterization and propose improvements .

• Build experimental workflows that connect sensors to robotics platforms for controlled data collection and analysis.

• Integrate sensing hardware into robotic systems (interfaces, bring-up, debugging, validation) with attention to reliability and signal integrity.

• Develop software tools in Python for data acquisition, calibration, analysis and visualization ; contribute to reproducible experiment pipelines.

• Survey and synthesize literature in tactile sensing , dexterous manipulation, and multimodal perception; communicate actionable takeaways to the team.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing Ph .
  
  D. in Electrical Engineering , C omputer Science (robotics focus), Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience in one or more of the following:

• sensor prototyping, test planning, and characterization

• instrumentation, electronics bring-up, and debugging (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc )

• physical modeling of sensor s

• Strong Python skills

• Comfort working in collaborative R&D environment with high standards for documentation and reproducibility

Preferred:

• Familiarity with microelectronics/sensor fabrication and characterization processes

• F amiliarity with analog/mixed-signal interfaces , signal conditioning, ADC/DAC considerations

• Experience with PCB design/layout and/or embedded/firmware development

• CAD experience (e.g., Onshape , Fusion 360) and basic mechanical integration

• Exposure to robot learning / multimodal perception

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position - except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) - may have to go through an export licensing review process.
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Job Req Type:
Internship/Cooperative
Required Travel:
No
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $22 to $41.
Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location , experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.