MIT Beaver Works - RACECAR Teaching Assistant

MIT Beaver Works is seeking summer interns to contribute to the Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) RACECAR 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://bwsi.mit.edu/

TA’s will spend at minimum two weeks completing training and learning prerequisite material for the course and then four weeks co-instructing the courses alongside Lincoln Laboratory and DRAPER staff working with students in person at MIT campus. This is an in-person position.

Tasks for BWSI RACECAR program include the following:

• Embedded software development to support control and autonomy solutions for RACECAR platforms
• Development of novel sensor control interfaces and optimization algorithms for completing real-world autonomy problems
• Co-instruction of college-level course material to top high school students across the nation
• Debugging and troubleshooting hardware and student-made software

Position Requirements:

• Current undergraduate students in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other technical fields, coupled with the demonstrated ability to apply talents to new fields.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Ability to rapidly assess technical situations and faults and to develop practical solutions
• The program runs from July 7th to August 3rd 2025, Monday to Friday, from 9AM to 5PM at and is being held in-person. Housing or relocation is not provided.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in the Python programming language, ROS2 framework, and Git
• Exposure to image processing fundamentals, Computer Vision and OpenCV.
• Exposure to Linux, Bash, file transfer & communication protocols, and embedded systems
• Exposure to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence concepts

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_2025

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.