2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist Intern
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
Roboticsonsiteintern$177k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build a foundation critic model to advance autonomous driving research.
- Own a medium-to-large E2E research project for next-gen critic model.
- Prototype auto-researcher loop to solve shortcut learning bottlenecks.
What they offer
- Generous benefits programs
Ideal candidate
PhD researcher passionate about autonomous driving and foundation models who loves tackling deep research bottlenecks and owning ambitious end-to-end projects from prototype to impact.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- Foundational ML knowledge (pre-LLM era)
- Expert knowledge on LLM, VLM, VLA
- Strong software development experience in Python and debugging capability
- Strong knowledge in RL
- Understanding of how modern "thinking" mode works
- hiring process
- Resumes accepted on a rolling basis until filled; apply individually to top 3 roles if interested in multiple roles.
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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