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MIT Beaver Works Simulated Racing Drone TA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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MIT Beaver Works is seeking fall interns to contribute to the Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) Drone Racing program. BWSI is a world class educational outreach program that challenges high school students across the country to develop robust unmanned systems using state-of-the-art autonomy algorithms and sensors. For more information on BWSI program visit: https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsi.

TA’s will spend 8 Saturday's co-instructing the courses from 11AM - 2PM EST.

Tasks for BWSI TA'sinclude the following:

· Co-instruction of college-level course material to top high school students across the nation

· Aid students in code development for autonomous drone tasks including simulated sensor processing and course navigation

· Potential of developing new challenge courses in Unreal Engine according to student interest

Position Requirements:

· Current undergraduate students in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other technical field, coupled with the demonstrated ability to apply talents to new fields.

· Demonstrated excellence in communication skills and the ability to convey technical concepts in a concise manner to a wide spectrum of audiences

· Interest in autonomous systems, course development, and educational instruction.

· The program runs from October 14 to December 9 2023, Saturdays, from 11AM to 2 PM EST and is being held virtually.

 

Desired Skills:

Experience programming in Python.

· Exposure to drone programming and simulation.

· Exposure to Unreal Engine and/or AirSim

· Exposure to Computer Vision and Machine Learning

If interested in applying fill out application at the following website (a resume must be attached to application): 

https://mit-bwsi.formstack.com/forms/beaverworks_job_application_2023

MIT is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; you must be a U.S. Citizen or have authority to work in the U.S. in order to be considered for this position.

Pay rate is determined by level of education and experience.