Robotics Researcher Intern

PROGRAM DATES

June 2, 2026 – August 7, 2026

ABOUT US 

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries., we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.  

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas. 

Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best. 

WHAT MATTERS THE MOST 

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving. 

tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.

LIFE OF A TMS SUMMER INTERN

Here at tms, we care about our people, and we want to help foster their skills into the best they can be.  The tms Summer Internship Program aims to do just that. Each year, we seek to build an inclusive program that not only offers hands-on experience working with clients and cross-functional teams alike but also promotes numerous networking and relationship building opportunities with industry leaders, mentors, and peers across the business. 

As an intern, our program will provide you with the unique opportunity to fully integrate yourself across the various business units and departments at tms, while also focusing on team-building and strengths-building opportunities. Throughout the summer, as an intern at tms, you will take part in real client projects and will work together with the other tms interns on a Capstone project, which will be “pitched” to the agency at program end.   As an intern, you will also have the opportunity to take part in various panels, lunch & learns, and group activities, all centered on providing you with career tips, guidance, and best practices. Our goal is to help foster the minds of our future – the talent that will ultimately develop and bring the freshest and most innovative ideas to life.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

• Robotics Researcher
  • Role Overview: The Robotics Researcher Intern will evaluate and assess robotics integration opportunities within the manufacturing and tooling processes used by our vendor partners who produce promotional toys for major quick-service restaurant clients. This individual will serve as the technical liaison between our marketing agency and potential robotics technology partners, focusing on identifying automation solutions that can enhance manufacturing efficiency, quality control, and production capabilities for small plastic toy manufacturing. The intern will work directly with the Innovation Director to assess how robotics startups or research labs can bring advanced automation technologies to traditional toy manufacturing processes, including emerging techniques like Large Behavior Models for robotic learning and teleoperation-based training systems, ultimately creating competitive advantages and new business opportunities for our clients in the promotional toy market.
  • Projects will include: Evaluating manufacturing process automation opportunities, conducting technical assessments of robotics solutions for injection molding and assembly processes, researching robotics applications in quality control and inspection systems, analyzing cutting-edge robotics training methodologies and AI-driven automation approaches, preparing feasibility studies for manufacturing automation implementations, and supporting partnership development with robotics technology providers. A side project may involve designing, building, and scripting an automated physical camera rig for repeatable studio food photography according to variations of light, camera angle, zoom, and other parameters.
    
    

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

• Manufacturing and industrial robotics knowledge: Understanding of plastic injection molding, assembly line operations, industrial automation systems, robotic arms, pick-and-place systems, and quality control automation including computer vision applications
• Advanced robotics and AI techniques: Familiarity with Large Behavior Models, teleoperation as a training method, reinforcement learning for robotics, foundation models for robotics, multimodal learning approaches for robotic manipulation, vision-enabled robotics, and machine vision for anomaly detection
• Programming and technical systems: Experience with industrial robotics programming languages (robot-specific languages or PLCs), automation control systems, and sensor integration in manufacturing environments
• Analysis and communication: Ability to conduct process optimization analysis, assess technology specifications and ROI potential, write technical reports and feasibility studies, and make strategic recommendations for robotics integration within manufacturing constraints and budgets
  
  

• Rising Junior, Senior, or Recent Graduate
• GPA: 3.0 or higher
• Solutions-oriented with critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, enjoys building relationships and working with others
• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong time and project management skills, comfortable juggling multiple tasks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Resourceful and a proactive self-starter
  
  
  

If interested, please apply and submit your resume. We will follow up with a link to our assessment and a detailed overview of each internship position.

Hourly Rate: $20.00/Hr

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application by October 10, 2025.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

RECRUITING AGENCIES

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