# Winter 2027 Intern, Motion Planning at Kodiak

- Company: Kodiak
- What the company does: Backed by Battery, Lightspeed and CRV.
- Company website: http://www.kodiak.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kodiak/jobs/4377721009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kodiak-winter-2027-intern-motion-planning/

## About the role

Join Kodiak as a Behavior Planning Intern! As an intern on our Motion Planning team, you will work on developing core decision-making and motion planning algorithms that drive our autonomous trucks. Intern projects may include improving strategies for navigating complex highway merges, optimizing lane change behaviors, and refining low-speed behavior in industrial operations.

## What they're looking for

- Receive mentorship from top-level robotics engineers
- Advance a state-of-the-art autonomous trucking platform
- Deploy code on autonomous trucks operating in the real world. Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies used in robotics and autonomous vehicles
- Strengthen your coding skills by working with a production-level codebase, with a focus on modern C++
- Work in a collaborative and innovative work environment
- Design and implement solutions to complex robotics problems

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