{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"091431a5a0386c80bb0ecdac","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/091431a5a0386c80bb0ecdac","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/091431a5a0386c80bb0ecdac","title":"Robotics Systems Intern - Sensor Platform","description":"PlusAI is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in the United States and Europe, Plus was named by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies. Partners including Traton Group's Scania, MAN, and International brands, Hyundai Motor Company, Iveco Group, Bosch, and DSV are working with Plus to accelerate the deployment of next-generation autonomous trucks. If you're ready to make a huge impact and drive the future of autonomy, Plus is looking for talented individuals to join its fast-growing teams.\r\nIn this role, the intern will help evaluate and optimize production-intended sensors (LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU, cameras) for our autonomous trucks. You'll work across hardware and software boundaries, characterizing sensor behavior, improving multi-sensor time synchronization, and integrating safety-relevant checks and diagnostics into our platform.\r\nArea of work\r\nDesign and execute sensor evaluation experiments for LiDARs, radars, and other sensors used in our production stack\r\nCharacterize bandwidth, latency, jitter, and packet loss for different sensors and configurations; contribute to sensor driver and data pipeline improvements in C++ and Python\r\nAnalyze and improve multi-sensor time synchronization (PTP/gPTP, NIC hardware timestamps, clock offset/jitter measurement)\r\nInvestigate phase alignment between LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU, and vehicle motion signals for better fusion and perception performance\r\nSupport integration of sensor safety concepts, such as basic health and status monitoring; build tooling and dashboards to visualize sensor performance (latency histograms, bandwidth plots, sync error, etc.)\r\nDocument findings and present recommendations to the robotics, perception, and systems teams\r\nRequired Skills\r\nStrong coding skills in C++ and/or C and Python; comfortable working in Linux (shell, compiling code, basic debugging, log inspection)\r\nExperience capturing and analyzing sensor traffic using tools like tcpdump, Wireshark, or custom logging pipelines\r\nStrong interest in systems-level performance: profiling, bottleneck analysis, latency and jitter measurement\r\nPreferred Skills\r\nFamiliarity with systems concepts: data structures and algorithms, networking fundamentals (UDP/TCP, ports, sockets, throughput vs latency)\r\nFamiliarity with robotics or sensor systems, such as LiDAR, radar, IMU, or cameras (project, coursework, or hobby)\r\nStrong analytical and communication skills; ability to turn raw data into clear, actionable insights\r\nHourly rate : $19 - $65 an hour, determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.\r\nOpportunities joining PlusAI\r\nWork, learn and grow in a highly future-oriented, innovative and dynamic field.\r\nWide range of opportunities for personal and professional development.\r\nBenefits include catered free lunch, unlimited snacks and beverages, and a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including a 401(k) plan.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Medium","rawCompany":"medium","city":"Santa Clara","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T03:11:57.491Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1221.00","title":"Computer and Information Research Scientists","slug":"computer-and-information-research-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Robotics Systems Intern - Sensor Platform","description":"PlusAI is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. 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