Research Intern Position This is a research intern position within the Advanced Robotics team in the Corporate Engineering and R&D department. The Advanced Robotics team is focused on developing novel technologies that give robots human-like capabilities. The candidate will support the development of humanoid robot behaviors for industrial automation tasks. The candidate will get a chance to connect perception, planning, and control so the robot can move, act, and respond safely in changing environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Understand humanoid robot behavior and system constraints
- Build safe, reliable navigation in dynamic spaces
- Develop perception for objects, scene state, and localization
- Implement robust manipulation for grasping and placement
- Design high-level task planning and failure recovery
- Validate capabilities in simulation before deployment
- Integrate all modules into one end-to-end autonomy stack
- Apply Physical AI methods to improve real-world robot behavior
Qualifications:- Prior experience with humanoid robots preferred
- Hands-on experience with UR arms, bimanual manipulation setups, or Physical AI systems
- Strong programming skills in Python, ROS 2, and C++Experience with robotics simulation tools, preferably Isaac SimGood understanding of Robotics fundamentals, AI/ML and RLCurious, Team Player and ability to thrive in a collaborative, small team environment
Education / Experience: Student in a MS program focused on Robotics
Physical Demands / Work Environment:
Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office (Troy, MI) environment, able to conduct a normal amount of work at a computer. Awareness, Unity, Empowerment: At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously.
