Research Engineer Co-op

What you'll do

• Profile a C++ computational geometry pipeline to identify time and memory bottlenecks on real assemblies.
• Design and implement algorithmic improvements for disassembly sequence searches, including pruning and memoization.
• Decompose large assemblies into smaller subassemblies that can be solved independently.
• Parallelize expensive geometric tests across multiple cores while maintaining strict determinism.
• Build a benchmark corpus and harness to run in continuous integration and catch regressions.
• Gate every optimization by verifying output equivalence against a reference set.
• Write technical reports and present results to the engineering team.

What we're looking for

• Must be pursuing a master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Must be returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
• Must be able to complete an in-person co-op in Santa Ana, CA, in winter 2027.
• Strong modern C++ skills, specifically C++17 or later, for performance-sensitive code (preferred).
• Solid knowledge of algorithms and data structures, including graph algorithms, combinatorial search, and complexity analysis (preferred).
• Computational geometry fundamentals, including triangle meshes, bounding volume hierarchies, and collision tests (preferred).
• Experience profiling and optimizing code to achieve measurable performance gains (preferred).