2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Safety Research, Human Behavior Analytics
Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
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At a glance
Highlights
- Build models of human driving behavior like collision avoidance and interaction.
- Survey state-of-the-art in digital neuroscience and mechanistic interpretability.
- Explore ways to interpret and explain internal mechanisms of behavior models.
What they offer
- Housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Free access to Google shuttles
- Onsite gym
- Fun intern events and networking opportunities
Ideal candidate
Current PhD researcher bridging cognitive science and AI who cares about understanding human driving and making autonomous systems safer through interpretable, behaviorally grounded models.
Requirements
- Strong research background and expertise in cognitive science and / or neuroscience
- Expertise in contemporary AI and machine learning
- Strong documented computational skills (math and coding)
- Actively enrolled in a PhD program
- 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