Robotics Systems Intern - Sensor Platform

Plus 2
Santa Clara, US
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward junior candidates comfortable with sensor evaluation and optimization in autonomous vehicle technology.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on experience in sensor characterization and optimization.
    — “characterizing sensor behavior, improving multi-sensor time synchronization
  • Individuals proficient in C++ and Python for sensor driver improvements.
    — “Contribute to sensor driver and data pipeline improvements in C++ and Python
  • Those interested in building tooling for sensor performance visualization.
    — “Build tooling and dashboards to visualize sensor performance

Things to consider

  • Role involves working across hardware and software boundaries.
    — “work across hardware and software boundaries

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific projects involving LiDAR or radar sensor evaluation.
    — “Design and execute sensor evaluation experiments for LiDARs, radars
  • Demonstrate experience with time synchronization protocols like PTP/gPTP.
    — “Analyze and improve multi-sensor time synchronization (PTP/gPTP
  • Showcase any prior work on sensor safety monitoring.
    — “Support integration of sensor safety concepts
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Intern

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What success looks like

  • optimized sensor performance
  • improved multi-sensor synchronization
Typical background
computer scienceelectrical engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Sensor EvaluationC++PythonMulti-sensor Time Synchronization

Preferred

LidarRadarGnss/imu

Stack & domain

C++PythonAutonomous TrucksAI

About the role

Original posting from Plus 2 via Lever

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.

In 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.

Area of work:

Design and execute sensor evaluation experiments for LiDARs, radars, and other sensors used in our production stack

Characterize bandwidth, latency, jitter, and packet loss for different sensors and configurations

Contribute to sensor driver and data pipeline improvements in C++ and Python

Analyze and improve multi-sensor time synchronization (PTP/gPTP, NIC hardware timestamps, clock offset/jitter measurement)

Investigate phase alignment between LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU, and vehicle motion signals for better fusion and perception performance

Support 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.)

Document findings and present recommendations to the robotics / perception / systems teams

Source: Plus 2 careers (Lever)

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