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Winter 2027 Intern, Motion Planning

Kodiak AI· Internships
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Mountain View, CA$10kinternPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Intern in the Motion Planning team focused on developing core decision-making and motion planning algorithms for autonomous trucks. Projects may include highway merge strategies, lane change optimization, and low-speed industrial operation behaviors.

Responsibilities

  • Receive mentorship from top-level robotics engineers.
  • Advance a state-of-the-art autonomous trucking platform.
  • Deploy code on autonomous trucks operating in the real world. Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies used in robotics and autonomous vehicles.
  • Strengthen your coding skills by working with a production-level codebase, with a focus on modern C++.
  • Work in a collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Design and implement solutions to complex robotics problems.
  • Have potential opportunities for full-time roles.

Qualifications

  • Field(s) of study: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related fields.
  • Are currently pursuing a degree at an accredited university.
  • Juniors, Seniors, or graduate students.
  • Strong C++ and Python programming skills.
  • Strong kinematics, linear algebra and calculus.
  • Ability to solve basic optimization problems.
  • Ability to solve basic computational geometry problems.
  • Solid understanding of motion planning, decision-making, and trajectory optimization for autonomous systems.

Skills

Required:C++PythonKinematicsLinear algebraCalculusOptimizationComputational geometry

Benefits

  • A fast-paced environment where we work with talented, committed, and supportive teammates.
  • Competitive pay.
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • A beautiful facility in Mountain View.
  • Dog-friendly office.
  • Free catered lunch.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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