Robotics Intern

About us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic. Dyson offers a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to invent, design and develop market leading products for the global market. The Robotics team in New Product Innovation develops feature and format proofs-of-concept using state of the art techniques and integrating all aspects of robotics to create robotic products that are truly different and better.

About the role

You’ll be assigned to a live project team putting your university learning into practice from the get-go. Your internship will either have a Software or Perception focus and contribute to intelligence feature concepts. Depending on your area of expertise and the project, your responsibilities may include:

• Designing, implementing, testing or extending functional components and tools of our software platform in C and Python

• Researching, evaluating and integrating state of the art computer vision methods

• Employing Design of Experiments to benchmark method or system performance

• Integrating a variety of sensors

• Working with physical robot platforms and components

• Proactively adopting best engineering practices within the Dyson framework

This is an exciting opportunity for aspiring Software and Robotics Engineers to join our dynamic Robotics team, learn valuable skills and make a real impact on innovative projects!

Our internship programme connects academic theory with practical experience. Gain valuable insights into professional applications through mentorships with our industry-leading experts and exposure to cutting-edge practices. Join us for a transformative journey where theory meets application, guided by the industry’s best minds!

About you

You’re enthusiastic about technology, creative and tenacious in your approach to problem solving. You’re inquisitive by nature, hungry to learn and ready to get stuck in, which will allow you to contribute to live projects from the start. You’ll further need:

• Fundamental knowledge of Python and/or C

• Ability to apply your programming skills effectively in real-world projects

• Ability to work independently on tasks while knowing when to seek clarification, support, or feedback

• Clear communication of technical concepts, both verbally and in documentation

• Demonstrable experience applying your skills, through course, personal or society projects, with a focus on perception, robotic system integration or robotics algorithms

• A creative approach to problem-solving, combined with strong attention to detail

Working for us

Join our internship programme to jumpstart your career. We look to offer selected high-performing interns an opportunity to return on our graduate programme.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.