Job Requisition ID #

24WD82920

Position Overview

As a 2025 Intern at the Autodesk Robotics Lab, you will conduct cutting-edge research and build advanced robotics software and capabilities. We are a team of researchers, engineers, and industry domain experts working on projects that range from reinforcement learning, deep learning, computer vision, motion planning, simulation, human-robot collaboration and more for robotic applications in manufacturing and construction.

We have state-of-the-art robots, computing, sensing, and fabrication capabilities in-house for conducting advanced research and building full system demonstrations at Pier 9 in San Francisco, with a beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay.

Autodesk's Robotics Lab is active in the wider research community, targeting publications at ICRA, CoRL, RSS, and other top-tier conferences. We collaborate with top academic labs, combining the best of an academic environment with product-driven research.

Responsibilities

Help us to make some of the hardest things about robotics easy by building user interfaces that surface cutting edge research in deep and reinforcement-learning as well as advanced vision and other sensing modalities to robotics operators

Collaborate with researchers and developers in the team to capture requirements and align goals with user personas

Delight users with functional and fluid UI that speaks Autodesk’s visual design language

Communicate ideas, problems, and results with the team

Co-publish with Autodesk Robotics and AI Lab collaborators

Minimum Qualifications

Full-time student pursuing an MS or Ph.D. in Robotics, Design, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering or an affiliated discipline in an accredited program with at least one academic term to complete post-internship

Broad understanding of one or more of the following: game development, computer graphics, robotics, machine learning, deep learning, robotics software, computer vision, generative design, CAD

Experience with user research, UI design tools like Figma and Paper Prototyping, producing/implementing wireframes, UI Design and programming for web, mobile, or embedded platforms

The ability to parse and apply design standards, use component libraries, and manipulate design assets with tools like illustrator and photoshop

An excellent communicator and a team player

Interest or experience in developing industrial robotic applications

Preferred Qualifications

Direct experience with the workflows of machine learning - model training, deployment, data wrangling. Insight and opinions regarding AI development practice

Practical experience with building and integrating hardware - especially robots and vision systems

About the US Intern Program

The 2025 U.S. program runs for 12 weeks (May 19 – August 8 or June 16 – September 5). All internships are paid. As an intern, you will contribute to meaningful projects, be mentored by industry leaders, and participate in tech talks and other activities designed to support your personal and professional development. Our internships align with Autodesk’s Flexible Workplace approach, which is designed to meet the needs of our business while providing flexibility in support of office, remote and hybrid work preferences. 

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

 

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

 

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary Transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience, educational level, and geographic location, and can exceed this range.

For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting annualized intern base salary to be between:

$47,840 and $95,680 (undergraduate students)$72,800 and $118,500 (Masters/MBA students)$118,560 and $162,240 (PhD students)

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging