Autodesk's Robotics Lab is active in the wider research community, targeting publications at ICRA, CoRL, RSS, and other top-tier conferences. We collaborate with top academic labs, combining the best of an academic environment with product-driven research.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new capabilities in a variety of topics related to robotic manipulation, including learning for generalizable manipulation skills, imitation learning and reinforcement learning of multimodal policies, and sim-to-real transfer for contact-rich manipulation
• Evaluate existing algorithms and reproduce results on specific datasets
• Collaborate with researchers and developers in the team
• Publish research at top robotics and AI conferences

Minimum Qualifications

• Full-time student pursuing an MS or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, or an affiliated discipline in an accredited program with at least one academic term to complete post-internship
• Extensive experience in robotic manipulation and deep learning
• Extensive experience in training large models and transformers
• Extensive experience with development both in simulation and on real hardware
• Excellent Programming and software development skills, fluent in Python and C++
• Track record of research publications

About the US Intern Program

The 2025 U.S. program runs for 12 weeks (May 19 - August 8 or June 16 - September 5). All internships are paid. As an intern, you will contribute to meaningful projects, be mentored by industry leaders, and participate in tech talks and other activities designed to support your personal and professional development. Our internships align with Autodesk's Flexible Workplace approach, which is designed to meet the needs of our business while providing flexibility in support of office, remote and hybrid work preferences.

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About Autodesk

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We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you're an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary Transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate's experience, educational level, and geographic location, and can exceed this range.

For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting annualized intern base salary to be between:

• $47,840 and $95,680 (undergraduate students)
• $72,800 and $118,500 (Masters/MBA students)
• $118,560 and $162,240 (PhD students)

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging