Software Engineer Intern, Mission Planning

The companyOutrider is a software company that is automating distribution yards with electric, self-driving trucks. Our system eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive while it improves safety and efficiency. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption of sustainable freight transportation. We are a private company founded in 2018 and backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. Our customers are Fortune 200 companies and our autonomous trucks are already running in distribution yards. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai
The roleThe Mission Planning team is looking for a Software Engineer Intern. The Mission Planning team is responsible for algorithms that coordinate the routing and scheduling of multiple autonomous vehicles as they move together in a shared space performing missions to transport payloads within a freight yard. In this role, you will report to the Director of Planning and Controls and work with a world-class team on challenging and interesting problems. You will implement a graph-search optimization technique for multi-agent planning and work hands-on to test your software on Outrider’s autonomous vehicles. Additionally, you will develop Python-based metrics tooling using AWS to gain an understanding of the performance of mission planning algorithms. Over the course of the internship, you will take a feature from implementation through testing and into production.

Duties & Key Objectives

• Take ownership of the software engineering process from design through implementation and testing of algorithms that plan autonomous motions for Outrider’s autonomous vehicles.
• Work effectively in a large, complex, evolving codebase.
• Perform code reviews focusing on design approach, algorithm implementation, interfaces, and best practices.
• Work with diverse, cross-functional teams of engineers and product managers in a fast, collaborative process.

Required Qualifications

• Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science, robotics or a related field
• Experience reading, writing, and debugging C++ and Python code
• Exposure to git or similar version control system
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in a team-based environment on complex/open-ended problems
• Strong analytical and curious mindset
• Attention to detail
• Ability to learn in unstructured environments

Ideal Qualifications

• Experience with robotics, especially robot motion planning or multi-robot algorithms
• Familiarity with the robot operating system (ROS)
• Experience with build automation tools like CMake, Make, and Ninja
• Familiarity with Docker and developing in a dockerized environment
• Experience developing in Linux

At Outrider, we believe in cultivating an environment where there is diversity of perspectives, experiences, and knowledge with the expectation that we thrive in an inclusive environment. Outrider is committed to a workforce where everyone's opportunities are limitless regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any others that are protected by law.
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