Robotics Autonomy Software Intern at Nextracker Inc. · Fremont

Summary: Nextracker Inc. is driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform. This internship focuses on developing vision-based obstacle awareness and short-horizon navigation capabilities for a ground robot, with responsibilities including evaluating vision models and implementing a real-time ROS2 vision node. Responsibilities: - Evaluate pretrained vision models for dynamic obstacle detection in outdoor environments - Build a reproducible data pipeline from teleoperation logs (camera streams and teleoperator commands) - Derive weak supervision signals from operator behavior - Implement a real-time ROS2 vision node that outputs interpretable obstacle proximity and risk signals - Integrate the vision-based navigation module cleanly into Autonomy software stack Required Qualifications: - Currently in final year or recently graduated with a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in a related field - Ability to commit to a 10–12-week internship beginning May 18, 2026 (Group 1) or June 15, 2026 (Group 2) - Availability to work full-time onsite in Fremont, CA Required Skills: Python, ROS2, OpenCV Important Skills: PyTorch, Docker Nice-to-Have Skills: GPU inference