Software Engineering for Robotics Co-Op

Nokia - New Providence, NJ

Full-time - Intern

New Providence, NJ

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Software Engineering Co-Op for Robotics at Nokia, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on developing innovative solutions for inventory monitoring using autonomous indoor drones. This role involves both software development and data processing, contributing to drone localization and navigation tasks, and creating scalable back-end services. You will work in a collaborative environment, utilizing state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to ensure robust and efficient software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop back-end services to support algorithmic processing and data analysis.
• Understand requirement specifications, software architectures, and agile development cycles.
• Design and implement software and algorithms for computer vision-based drone localization in large-scale indoor environments.
• Undertake testing to identify and address vulnerabilities, ensuring a resilient software framework.
• Deploy error and bug-free software to production according to software development best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and integrate software solutions seamlessly.
• Contribute to the development of comprehensive documentation for software architecture, deployment procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Requirements

• Master's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related discipline from a leading college/university.
• Proficient in Python, C++, and Object-Oriented software design.
• Knowledge of APIs and RESTful interfaces.
• Development experience with and implementation on embedded platforms such as Qualcomm, TI, or Nvidia devices.
• Knowledge, understanding, and prior experience with developing robotics algorithms, coordinate transformations, Robot Operating Systems (ROS), Linux, and robotics simulation platforms like Nvidia Isaac Sim.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with software version control (git) and comfortable working in an agile and distributed development team.
• Experience with designing and building DataOps pipelines and solutions, and time-series databases.
• Experience with tools like Foxglove, PlotJuggler, or other similar data visualization tools.
• Understanding of software integration and deployment strategies, including CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of state estimation, image processing, visual serving, robust/adaptive controls.
• Experience with OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Problem-solving skills, self-starter, highly motivated, and team player.

Benefits

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program