The Role
Summer software engineering intern to work on autonomous drone submarine software. Tasks include scaling vehicle production, supporting international demonstrations, and developing perception, planning, and control systems. Work with Linux, ROS, and low-level systems languages (C/C++/Rust/Python) and interface code with real hardware. Must be U.S.-authorized and clearance-eligible.
Summary Generated by Built In
Albacore Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company building highly-capable, mass-producible drone submarines to defend sovereign waters of America and allied nations. We are backed with more than $10 million from Y Combinator and venture capital investors.
Our team is hiring software engineering interns to join our team for the summer.
During that timeframe, you will help us:
- Scale vehicle production to double-digits.
- Conduct international demonstrations to NATO.
- Blow up a ship (legally).
About you:
- You are curious and excited to learn.
- You care about the quality of your work.
- You are resourceful and comfortable working independently.
- You want to start contributing from day one.
- You want to do the same work as our full-time engineers.
- You want to get your hands on real hardware and see your code move something physical.
Desired qualifications:
- Proficiency with linux and the linux command line.
- Experience with using and writing software for ROS (Robot Operating System).
- Hands-on experience building perception, planning, or control systems for autonomous robots.
- Experience writing systems software in low level languages such as C, C++, Rust, Zig, etc.
- Proficiency with Python, C++ and Rust.
- U.S. work authorization and ability to obtain a security clearance.
Skills Required
- Proficiency with linux and the linux command line.
- Experience with using and writing software for ROS (Robot Operating System).
- Hands-on experience building perception, planning, or control systems for autonomous robots.
- Experience writing systems software in low level languages such as C, C++, Rust, Zig, etc.
- Proficiency with Python, C++ and Rust.
- U.S. work authorization and ability to obtain a security clearance.
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The Company
What We Do
Albacore Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company building highly-capable, mass-producible drone submarines to defend sovereign waters of America and allied nations. We are backed with more than $10 million from Y Combinator and venture capital investors.
Why Work With Us
We’re focused on mass-producible, long-range drone submarines that can travel ~1,000 nautical miles and be deployed in real-world environments. What makes Albacore unique is the chance to own meaningful systems end-to-end in a lean, fast-moving environment, with designs tested in the field instead of waiting years for impact.
