Product Research and Development Intern

Planys Technologies · Tamil nadu, India

Products & Research Intern

Location: Chennai

Work Model: Work from Office

Experience: Freshers / Final-Year Students

Employment Type: Internship

Department: Products & Research

About Planys

Planys Technologies is a deep-tech company developing mission-critical robotic and digital systems for defence and strategic infrastructure. We work on unmanned systems, advanced sensing, marine robotics, underwater inspection and data-driven technologies.Role Overview

We are looking for a Products & Research Intern who is passionate about robotics, autonomous systems, control, simulation and technology research.

You will work closely with the Products & Research team on researching, developing, testing and evaluating robotics algorithms and software for real-world applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews and study state-of-the-art methods in robotics, control, estimation and simulation.

• Benchmark different approaches using simulations and available datasets.

• Develop comparison reports and support recommendation of suitable algorithms and architectures.

• Develop robotics software modules using Python / C / C++.

• Implement and test control algorithms such as PID, LQR and MPC as applicable.

• Work on sensor signal-processing pipelines including filtering, detection and feature extraction.

• Analyse simulation and test logs and support controller tuning.

• Work with ROS / ROS2 for robot integration, nodes, topics, services and actions.

• Work with URDF/Xacro, TF/TF2 and RViz/RViz2 for robot modelling and debugging.

• Support robotics simulation using Gazebo and related simulation tools.

• Participate in AUV/ROV deployment, testing and field trials where required.

• Prepare test plans, analyse data/logs, document findings and close technical action items.

• Contribute to technical documentation, reports and research activities.

The responsibilities and skill areas above are based on the approved PDR Intern JD.

Required Skills

Must Have:

• Strong programming fundamentals in Python / C / C++

• Good understanding of robotics and autonomous systems

• Fundamentals of control systems

• Good mathematical/problem-solving skills

• Understanding of linear algebra, kinematics and coordinate frames

• Ability to analyse technical information and research papers

• Good technical writing and documentation skills

• Strong debugging and problem-solving ability

Good to Have:

ROS / ROS2, Gazebo, MATLAB / Simulink, PID / LQR / MPC, Signal processing, Sensor fusion, SLAM / navigation, Computer vision, AUV / ROV / UAV projects, Git / software development practices

Education

• B.Tech / B.E / M.Tech / M.E

• Preferred specializations: Robotics, Mechatronics, ECE, EEE, CSE, Mechanical or related disciplines

• Freshers and final-year students are encouraged to apply.

Who We're Looking For

• Someone curious about research and emerging robotics technologies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset

• Willingness to learn and work hands-on

• Comfortable working with both software and hardware

• Ability to work independently as well as with a technical team

• Passion for building and testing real-world robotic systems

Why Join Planys?

• Work on real-world deep-tech robotics applications

• Exposure to AUVs, ROVs, autonomous systems and advanced sensing

• Opportunity to work on research, simulation and product development

• Learn from experienced engineers and researchers

• Be part of a team building Made-in-India deep-tech solutions