Programming Internship in Mumbai

The Innovation Story runs competitive robotics programs for school teams participating in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), an international competition where students design, build, and program robots for an annual game.

As a Programming Mentor, you will coach students in writing and improving the code that powers their robots, including autonomous routines, driver controls, sensor integration, and motion control.

Selected Intern's Day-to-day Responsibilities Include

Conduct weekly programming sessions with assigned school teams.

Teach Java and the FTC SDK, including OpModes, hardware mapping, gamepad input, and telemetry.

Guide students through sensors, PID/PIDF tuning, state machines, and path-following frameworks such as Road Runner, Pedro Pathing, and NextFTC.

Set up development environments, introduce Git, and teach systematic debugging and troubleshooting practices.

Help teams develop and refine autonomous routines to make them competition-ready ahead of qualifiers.

Support students during driver practice and help them improve robot control and performance.

Attend scrimmages and competition events and provide on-site technical support while ensuring students remain actively involved in implementing fixes.

Report team progress, challenges, and blockers to the Lead Mentor weekly.

About Company: At TIS, we are creating a new generation of innovators and game-changers, skilled and ready to change the world, by unlocking the potential in young people and helping them discover their passion. We offer a multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive curriculum, programs, and initiatives designed to equip young minds with technical skills and foundational knowledge in contemporary STEM fields. Our cutting-edge curriculum focuses on coding languages, robotics, and design delivered by passionate domain experts using industry-standard software and tools, and dis designed to spark curiosity and augment theoretical learning. Our philosophy is that hands-on and collaborative learning allows students to develop hard and soft skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, and entrepreneurship, preparing them for life beyond high school and college.