Autonomy & Safety Engineering Intern

At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

THE ROLE

As an Autonomy & Active Safety Engineering Intern in Summer 2027, you will work alongside Oshkosh engineers to develop, integrate, and demonstrate next-generation autonomy, robotics, perception, and vehicle control technologies on real vehicle platforms.

Depending on your background, interests, location, and project assignment, your work may focus on areas such as computer vision and machine learning, perception and sensor fusion, localization and mapping, planning and controls, embedded systems, vehicle integration, simulation, or full-stack robotics development .

Throughout the internship, you will gain hands-on engineering experience while developing an understanding of Oshkosh's products, customers, technologies, values, and processes. Interns have the opportunity to own meaningful technical projects while receiving mentorship, training, and opportunities to connect with engineering professionals across the organization.

If you're interested in helping develop the next generation of autonomy and active safety technologies for highly automated, mission-critical vehicles, let's talk!

Locations: Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

YOUR IMPACT

As an Autonomy & Active Safety Engineering Intern, your responsibilities may include:

• Owning an impactful technical project related to autonomy, active safety, robotics, perception, embedded controls, or vehicle systems
• Developing, integrating, testing, and demonstrating your work on real vehicles, test benches, or simulation environments
• Developing and evaluating computer vision and machine learning capabilities such as object detection, tracking, and vision-language models
• Integrating sensors and computing platforms, including cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS/IMU, and high-performance edge computing hardware
• Supporting embedded vehicle control and unmanned vehicle systems development for autonomy and active safety applications
• Developing or testing software using Python, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, or other engineering tools
• Working with vehicle networks and systems such as CAN, powertrain, braking, and steering
• Collaborating with engineers across software, systems, controls, electrical, mechanical, and hardware disciplines to integrate individual capabilities into larger vehicle systems
• Evaluating emerging technologies and state-of-the-art approaches alongside proven commercial solutions for real-world applications
• Performing engineering calculations, analysis, design, testing, and troubleshooting
• Presenting project results and technical recommendations to engineering teams and project stakeholders

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science , or a related technical field
• At least sophomore standing for undergraduate students at the time of application
• Programming experience with Python, C/C++, or a similar programming language through coursework, research, personal projects, or previous work experience
• Ability to work at least 12 weeks, beginning in late May or early June through August

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

Experience or interest in one or more of the following is a plus:

• Autonomy, robotics, or active safety systems
• Computer vision, machine learning, or perception
• ROS2 and Linux-based robotics development
• Embedded software development or microcontrollers
• MATLAB and Simulink
• Vehicle networks such as CAN
• Vehicle powertrain, braking, or steering systems
• Control systems
• Sensor integration, including cameras, LiDAR, radar, or GPS/IMU
• Simulation and virtual development environments
• Hands-on development, experimentation, and testing with real systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguity

Pay Range:

$18.00 - $37.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total…