Robotics Software Engineer Intern – Swarm Systems (m/f/d)

What we offer * Work in an international, agile team building autonomousroboticsystems * Contribute to software thatistested on real robotic platforms and in the field * Gain hands-on experiencewith state-of-the-art technologies in robotics, autonomy, and multi-agent systems * Work closelywithexperiencedrobotics and embeddedengineers * Take ownership of meaningfultechnicalprojectswhilereceiving guidance from the team * Benefitfrom a steeplearningcurve and a collaborative engineering culture Your mission Join our robotics team working on autonomous systems that operate as coordinated, distributed agents in real-world environments. As a Software Engineering Intern, you will contribute to the development and validation of our multi-UAV system, with a particular focus on software tooling, simulation, and system observability. Depending on your background and the project, you may also contribute to areas such as SLAM, navigation, perception, planning, or multi-agent coordination. This is a hands-on internship where you will develop and test software, work with real robotic systems, and see how your work performs beyond simulation. * Develop data-drivendashboards and tools to monitor, analyze, and visualize system performance * Extendour simulation frameworkwith KPIs, automated scenarios, and evaluation workflows * Analyze simulation and field-test data to identify issues and opportunities for improvement * Contribute to the corerobotics stack in areas such as estimation, perception, planning, control, or mission execution * Collaboratecloselywithrobotics, simulation, embedded, and domain experts * Gain practicalexperiencedeveloping and validating software for complexautonomoussystems Your profile * Currentlypursuing or recentlycompleted a Master'sdegree in Robotics, Computer Science, AutonomousSystems, Electrical Engineering, or a relatedfield * Good programmingskills in C\+\+, ideally modern C\+\+ (17/20\) * Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering * Basic understanding of robotics concepts such as coordinate frames, sensor data, estimation, planning, or control * Comfortableworking in Linux * Curious about complexroboticsystems and motivated to understand how thingsworkbeyondyourindividual component * Able to workindependently on a definedtechnicalproblemwhileactivelyseeking feedback whenneeded * Genuine interest in autonomoussystems, robotics, and defensetechnology Nice to have You do not need to bring all of these — experience from university projects, research, student teams, personal projects, or previous internships counts. * Experiencewith ROS or ROS 2 * Experiencewith real robots, embeddedsystems, or hardware-in-the-loop setups * Exposure to SLAM, navigation, computer vision, estimation, filtering, planning, or control * Interest or experience in multi-agent systems, swarming, or distributedrobotics * ExperienceworkingwithLiDAR or camera data * Exposure to PX4 or ArduPilot * Experiencewith simulation frameworkssuch as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Unreal Engine * Experiencewithembedded platforms, GPUs, or networking * Exposure to machine learningmethods What else * Strong problem-solvingmindset and willingness to learn * Structured and reliable way of working * Comfortableworking in an environmentwhere not everyproblem has a predefined solution * Collaborative and open to technical feedback * High ethical standards and disciplinedworkethic * Extra-curricular engineering projects, roboticscompetitions, research, or othertechnicalachievements are a plus **The practical part** * Duration: 3–6 months, full-time * Eligibility: NATO-alignednationality or close allycitizenshipisrequired **About Us** The world is changing. Exponential technologies are enabling new types of security threats. ATS is committed to staying ahead by building nimble, scalable, and cost-effective defences. We are looking for passionate team members who are eager to create exceptional products, safeguard our freedom, and strengthen the resilience of democracies. **Who we are:** Autonomous Teaming is a defence-tech start-up specializing in machine vision solutions. Driven by cutting-edge innovation, our team works on next-generation technologies designed to meet rapidly evolving security challenges. **What we do:** We develop systems that enable computers and sensors to operate as coordinated teams, collaborating in real time to counter AI-powered asymmetric threats at scale — including drone swarms and other UXVs. Our mission is to build resilient, intelligent defence capabilities that perform reliably in the most demanding environments. **How we work:** We value close, in-person collaboration as the foundation for building complex, high-impact technology, while maintaining flexibility aligned to role and team needs. Our culture is built on ownership, responsibility, and trust — with a shared commitment to growing and building together. **Where we are:** Based in Munich, Berlin, and Toulouse, we are expanding rapidly across Europe with plans to open additional office hubs.