Role OverviewThe position is for Part-Time Research Assistants to work on the Simulation and Modeling Grant, College of Engineering, under the supervision of your advisor and Dr. Behnam Bahr. The team is composed of graduate and undergraduate researchers dedicated to creating safe, intelligent, and highly capable Level 5 autonomous vehicles.
What You Will Do
Students will be developing tools and systems for electric vehicles, simulating ackerman style vehicles into virtual environments, processing images and point cloud data, researching modular architectures, implementing path planning algorithms, programming sensor fusion, designing automated repair/replacement systems, and developing real-time teleoperation of vehicle with VRX Simchair.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The position is open to candidates of all backgrounds, and candidates should satisfy at least one specialty in the following categories: Mechanical Design and Analysis, Software Development, Robotics and Mechatronics, or Marketing and Art.
Requirements
- Graduate and undergraduate students applying for this position must be enrolled in courses required for their program during Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.
- Students must also be enrolled as full-time students or be within a year of graduation.
- Applicants must visit the Ganpat and Manju Center (9-101) before applying and meet with current students before applying for the position.
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