Spring 2027 Software Co-op (Computer Vision)

Location: Onsite at the Bedford, Massachusetts office. The co-op runs approximately from January to June 2027, with flexible dates.

Company

hirify.global develops automated systems supported by robotics software, computer vision, and machine learning.

What you will do

• Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineers to design, test, and validate robotic perception approaches.
• Evaluate perception sensors, including cost-down alternatives, and benchmark their performance.
• Develop and test computer vision and machine learning models for depth completion, stereo vision, and object detection.
• Explore model-based approaches and simulation tools to improve perception pipelines and reduce system bring-up time.
• Investigate vision-language models for grasp ranking, SKU identification, and anomaly detection.
• Develop, debug, deploy, and document robotic software components in a Linux/ROS environment, presenting findings to the engineering team.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
• Programming experience in Python and/or C++.
• Experience developing in Linux, preferably Ubuntu, and familiarity with ROS.
• Familiarity with robotics and classical or learning-based computer vision.
• Experience with computer vision or machine learning libraries such as OpenCV or PyTorch.
• Understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms, along with strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Multidisciplinary collaboration across software, hardware, and systems engineering.
• Hands-on work involving real-world robotic perception challenges.
• Opportunities to prototype, validate, and deploy solutions for automated systems.