2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Perception Foundation Models
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
Roboticsonsiteintern$177k
At a glance
Highlights
- Develop perception foundation models powering fully autonomous ride-hail service.
- Tackle open problems in autonomous driving across dozens of cities.
- Partner with industry leaders on projects with real company impact.
What they offer
- Generous benefits programs subject to eligibility
Ideal candidate
Curious PhD researcher driven by open problems in autonomy who enjoys designing experiments and collaborating to bring research to the road.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning or related quantitative field
- Familiarity with modern ML techniques (transformers, diffusion models etc)
- Familiarity with at least one ML framework (pytorch, tensorflow etc)
- Proficiency in Python
- Evidence of research output (e.g. top tier publications)
- Exposure to robotics, perception or AV technology
- Familiarity with world modeling
- remote policy
- hybrid onsite
- hiring process
- Accepting resumes on a rolling basis until filled; apply individually to top 3 roles of interest
Lab profile
About Waymo
Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.
What they build
- Waymo Driver
- Fully autonomous ride-hail service
Known for
- Large-scale driving simulation
- Simulation realism
- Quantitative evaluations
- Onboard autonomy models
Key facts
- Founded in 2009
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
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