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

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Munich (DEU) 9/6/2026 Entry

What we offer<ul style="border:0px solid;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Work in an international, agile team building autonomous robotic systems</li><li>Contribute to software that is tested on real robotic platforms and in the field</li><li>Gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies in robotics, autonomy, and multi-agent systems</li><li>Work closely with experienced robotics and embedded engineers</li><li>Take ownership of meaningful technical projects while receiving guidance from the team</li><li>Benefit from a steep learning curve and a collaborative engineering culture</li></ul> 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. <ul><li>Develop data-driven dashboards and tools to monitor, analyze, and visualize system performance</li><li>Extend our simulation framework with KPIs, automated scenarios, and evaluation workflows</li><li>Analyze simulation and field-test data to identify issues and opportunities for improvement</li><li>Contribute to the core robotics stack in areas such as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission execution</li><li>Collaborate closely with robotics, simulation, embedded, and domain experts</li><li>Gain practical experience developing and validating software for complex autonomous systems</li></ul> Your profile<ul><li>Currently pursuing or recently completed a Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Autonomous Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field</li><li>Good programming skills in C++, ideally modern C++ (17/20)</li><li>Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering</li><li>Basic understanding of robotics concepts such as coordinate frames, sensor data, estimation, planning, or control</li><li>Comfortable working in Linux</li><li>Curious about complex roboticsystems and motivated to understand how things work beyond your individual component</li><li>Able to work independently on a defined technical problem while actively seeking feedback when needed</li><li>Genuine interest in autonomous systems, robotics, and defense technology</li></ul> Nice to haveYou do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts. <ul><li>Experience with ROS or ROS 2</li><li>Experience with real robots, embedded systems, or hardware-in-the-loop setups</li><li>Exposure to SLAM, navigation, computer vision, estimation, filtering, planning, or control</li><li>Interest or experience in multi-agent systems, swarming, or distributed robotics</li><li>Experience working with LiDAR or camera data</li><li>Exposure to PX4 or ArduPilot</li><li>Experience with simulation frameworks such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Unreal Engine</li><li>Experience with embedded platforms, GPUs, or networking</li><li>Exposure to machine learning methods</li></ul> What else<ul><li>Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn</li><li>Structured and reliable way of working</li><li>Comfortable working in an environment where not every problem has a predefined solution</li><li>Collaborative and open to technical feedback</li><li>High ethical standards and disciplined workethic</li><li>Extra-curricular engineering projects, robotics competitions, research, or other technical achievements are a plus</li></ul>The practical part <ul><li>Duration: 3–6 months, full-time</li><li>Eligibility: NATO-aligned nationality or close ally citizenship is required</li></ul>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>

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

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