R&D-030 Service Robot System Engineer Intern

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Designing service robot systems for real-world environments (e.g., homes, retail stores, and logistics sites).
• Planning and executing proof-of-concept (PoC) studies and field experiments in the service robotics domain.
• Selecting, improving, and iterating on robot hardware used in the project.
• Quality assurance of the developed service robot system

• サービスロボットシステム (e.g., household environment, retail shops, and logistics) の設計
• サービスロボット領域における実証実験の計画
• プロジェクトで使用するロボット・ハードウェアの選定・改良
• 開発したサービスロボットシステムの品質の保証

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a B.S., M.S., or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with robotics through research labs, competitive projects, or advanced coursework.
• Demonstrated ability to control real robots using ROS / ROS2.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary research and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness to conduct real-world experiments by using service robots in everyday life environments (e.g., at home).
• Experience participating in and/or receiving awards at international robotics competitions (e.g., RoboCup@Home). • Experience leading or contributing to large-scale robot data collection or fleet management systems. • Experience integrating Sim2Real transfer or Vision–Language–Action (VLA) models onto real robotic systems.
• Experience and foundational knowledge of Web application development

Leadership & Other Qualifications

• Leadership experience mentoring junior engineers and influencing stakeholders.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience working on complex hardware systems such as automotive, consumer electronics, or similarly sophisticated products.

必須要件

• ロボティクス、機械工学、電気工学、計算機科学、または関連分野の学士・修士・博士課程に在籍中であること
• 研究室、競技プロジェクト、高度な coursework などを通じた、ロボティクスに関する実機・実践経験
• ROS / ROS2 による実機制御の実務能力
• Python による高いプログラミング力
• 多分野の研究・エンジニアリングチームにおいて、独立しても協働でも成果を出せる能力

歓迎要件

• 自宅など実生活環境でサービスロボットを利用しながら実証実験を行う意志
• 海外競技会（RoboCup@Home など）への参加・表彰経験
• 大規模なロボットデータ収集、またはフリート管理システムのリード/貢献経験
• Sim2Real 転移や Vision–Language–Action（VLA）モデルを実機ロボットへ統合した経験
• Webアプリケーションの開発経験と基礎知識

リーダーシップとその他

• 若手エンジニアの指導や、ステークホルダーへの影響力を発揮したリーダーシップ経験
• 多分野エンジニアリングチームをリードする能力
• 自動車、コンシューマーエレクトロニクス、または同様に複雑なハードウェアシステムでの経験

Benefits

Benefits

There are currently no comparable projects in the world that collect data and develop foundation models on such a large scale. As mentioned above, this is one of Japan’s leading national projects, supported by a substantial investment of 20.5 billion yen from NEDO.

This position will play a crucial role in determining the success of the project. You will have broad discretion and responsibility, and we are confident that, if successful, you will gain both a great sense of achievement and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to society.

Furthermore, we strongly encourage engineers to actively build their careers through this project—for example, by publishing research papers and engaging in academic activities.