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MIT Beaver Works - Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing (UAV) Teaching 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) Autonomous UAV programs. 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: BWSI Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing

TA’s will spend four weeks co-instructing the courses alongside Lincoln Laboratory and professional engineers, and will have time prior to the start of the program to become familiar with curriculum.

Tasks for BWSI Autonomous UAV program include the following:

  • Embedded software development to support control and autonomy solutions for DJI Tello platforms
  • Development of robust real-time object recognition and tracking that can operate on embedded GPU-enabled Linux machines
  • 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

Position Requirements:

  • Current first or second year 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 July 7 to August 3, 2025, Monday to Friday, from 9AM to 5PM at and is being held in-person at MIT, in campus classrooms. 

Desired Skills:

  • Experience programming in Python and ROS programming languages.
  • Familiarity with Linux operating systems.
  • Exposure to image processing fundamentals and OpenCV.

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. Pay rate is determined by experience and education.