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MIT Beaver Works - RACECAR Technical Assistant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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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/ 

Technical Assistants will spend two weeks completing training and reviewing prerequisite material for the course, and then four weeks assisting instructors with data collection, processing, and analysis, and assisting student teams with research project seminar review. This is a hybrid part-time position.

Tasks for BWSI RACECAR program include the following:

  • Assisting with data collection, processing, and analysis collected from various hardware platforms.
  • Attending in-person seminars and providing valuable feedback to student presenters
  • Reviewing student-written drafts, documentation, and papers for key details
  • Debugging and troubleshooting hardware and student-made software

Position Requirements:

  • Current undergraduate or graduate 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
  • Have experience with completing technical writing assignments, publishing academic papers, or working on a college-level research project.
  • 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 with LaTeX, and optionally, Overleaf
  • Experience with organizational tools such as Jira, Trello, or Google Sheets
  • Experience in the Python programming language, ROS2 framework, and Git
  • 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.