Robotics Software Intern

8 days ago
Internship
In-person · Louisville, CO, US... more

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

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AMP's Recycling Robots

AMP is hiring a Robotics Software Intern reporting to the Robotics Architect on an in-person basis in Louisville, CO. This internship will run June 2nd, 2025 - Aug 22nd, 2025. 

This internship will participate in the development of a novel battery sorting system as part of a Department of Energy research grant. This internship will occur during the preliminary phase of this project as AMP evaluates the efficacy of different sortation approaches.

AMP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.  First generation and disadvantaged students are especially encouraged to apply. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

As our Robotics Software Intern, you will work to: 

  • Adapt existing software to allow rapid testing of different sortation approaches
  • Develop laboratory testing approaches to validate sorting effectiveness
  • Participate in the design and concepting of battery sorting system prototypes
  • Assist in conducting laboratory trials
  • As a requirement of the associated grant funding a final presentation of internship findings must be made and submitted as a grant artifact

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

  • None

The successful candidate will have: 

Required:

  • Programming Knowledge in a memory managed language like C++ or Rust
  • Mechanically inclined / comfortable working with hardware
  • Passion for recycling, robotics and changing the world
  • Ability to commute to work at our Louisville office

Preferred: 

  • Experience working with hardware/software systems in a project capacity
  • Working knowledge of computer vision approaches and common frameworks
  • Practical knowledge in design of experiments and statistical analysis

Education:

  • Currently pursuing a graduate OR undergraduate degree in a robotics related field

Experience: 

  • None required outside of education

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, and ability to accurately see and label color. 

Working Location(s): 

  • Louisville, CO

Travel Requirements: 

  • None

Schedule: 

  • Mon - Friday
  • 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Overtime not available

Other duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Hourly Rate Information: $30-40/hr