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
- Positive 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

📌 Product Research and Development Intern (Chennai)
🏢 Planys Technologies
📍 Chennai