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Autonomy Flight Systems Intern
Wisk AeroMountain View, United StatesinternshipVerifiedPosted 19 Nov 2024
About the role
At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
Wisk’s internship experience is a 12 week, hands-on program. Our goal for our internship program is to see what it’s like to be a full time Wisk employee and complete meaningful work.
We are looking for an Autonomy Flight Systems Intern to join our team for summer 2025. You will be part of the Conflict Detection & Resolution (CD&R) team that is responsible to develop and integrate systems to detect and avoid air traffic, terrain, and ground obstacles. The CD&R team is a 12 person team inside the larger Autoflight & Navigation team within the Autonomy & Airspace Integration organization.
This internship role will be based at Wisk's office in Mountain View, California and relocation or housing will not be provided.
Eligibility Requirements For USMust be able to work on-site in Mountain View, CAYou must be legally authorized to work in the US for the duration of Internship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this positionMust live in the US at both the time of application AND at the time the internship beginsMust be either a rising sophomore, junior, or senior in collegeMust have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, transcripts are requiredMust be an enrolled student at both the time of application AND at the time the internship beginsMust be able to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks (full-time for 3 months)
We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized or underrepresented groups in the tech industry and aerospace, to apply for our job openings. We consider every candidate who shares our passion for making the impossible possible, even if they may not strictly meet all preferred requirements. We firmly believe that a diverse range of perspectives can profoundly influence both our product and our company culture.
Wisk HQ located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.
To all recruitment agencies: Wisk Aero does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Wisk Aero employees, or any other organization location. Wisk Aero is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check. Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.
Wisk’s internship experience is a 12 week, hands-on program. Our goal for our internship program is to see what it’s like to be a full time Wisk employee and complete meaningful work.
We are looking for an Autonomy Flight Systems Intern to join our team for summer 2025. You will be part of the Conflict Detection & Resolution (CD&R) team that is responsible to develop and integrate systems to detect and avoid air traffic, terrain, and ground obstacles. The CD&R team is a 12 person team inside the larger Autoflight & Navigation team within the Autonomy & Airspace Integration organization.
Responsibilities:
- Depending on your skillsets and areas of interest, your work will focus on one or some of the following topics:
- -Generation of traffic, terrain, and ground obstacle encounters for Monte-Carlo simulations.
- -Improving our simulation and flight data analysis pipeline for traffic avoidance and terrain avoidance functionalities.
- -Perform literature review and develop obstacle detection algorithms.
- -Improve the Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline for the CD&R codebase.
Requirements:
- Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters or PhD degree with an expected graduation date between December 2025 and June 2027
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python.
- Hands-on engineering experience in university programs/courses in the areas of radar-based perception, signal processing, sensor fusion, and path planning.
This internship role will be based at Wisk's office in Mountain View, California and relocation or housing will not be provided.
Eligibility Requirements For USMust be able to work on-site in Mountain View, CAYou must be legally authorized to work in the US for the duration of Internship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this positionMust live in the US at both the time of application AND at the time the internship beginsMust be either a rising sophomore, junior, or senior in collegeMust have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, transcripts are requiredMust be an enrolled student at both the time of application AND at the time the internship beginsMust be able to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks (full-time for 3 months)
We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized or underrepresented groups in the tech industry and aerospace, to apply for our job openings. We consider every candidate who shares our passion for making the impossible possible, even if they may not strictly meet all preferred requirements. We firmly believe that a diverse range of perspectives can profoundly influence both our product and our company culture.
Wisk HQ located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.
To all recruitment agencies: Wisk Aero does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Wisk Aero employees, or any other organization location. Wisk Aero is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check. Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.
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