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Internship – Sensor Systems Engineer
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-09-14
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Robotics, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Analyze sensor coverage, occlusion, and blind spots for candidate sensor suites on new machine types
- Build or extend tooling modeling field of view, range, and coverage geometry
- Run trade studies balancing performance, cost, durability, and mounting constraints
- Prototype mounting concepts and validate coverage assumptions on actual machines
- Convert analysis into sensor requirements and specifications for hardware implementation
- Collaborate across perception, hardware, and safety teams
- Work across sensor physics, autonomy systems architecture, mechanical integration, and design
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in an engineering or engineering-adjacent discipline such as mechanical, electrical, physics, mechatronics, robotics, or computer science, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Solid grasp of 3D geometry, coordinate frames, and transforms
- Python for analysis and tooling
- CAD fluency sufficient to reason about hardware placement
- Willingness to visit mock construction sites and test sensor configurations
- Preferred: experience with device physics, ray tracing, rendering, or coverage simulation
- Preferred: familiarity with autonomous vehicle sensor suites
- Preferred: exposure to heavy equipment or off-road machinery
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Able to commute to the San Francisco location 3-4 days per week
Demonstrates expertise in sensor analysis, 3D geometry, and CAD fluency, with a strong focus on hardware implementation and collaboration across engineering disciplines. Proficient in Python for analysis and tooling, with a solid understanding of sensor physics and autonomous systems.
Highest-signal resume keywords- 3D Geometry
- Python Programming
- CAD Fluency
- Sensor Physics
- Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Suites
- 3D Geometry
- Python Programming
- CAD Fluency
- Sensor Analysis
- Coverage Simulation
- Ray Tracing
- Hardware Implementation
- Mechanical Integration
- Performance Trade Studies
- Sensor Requirements Specification
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Willingness to Visit Sites
- Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Robotics
- Autonomy Systems Architecture
- Heavy Equipment
- Off-Road Machinery
Position Requirements
Less than 1 Year
work experience
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