2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Vehicle Intent and Prediction
Waymo · Mountain View, California · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)
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At a glance
Highlights
- Train and evaluate loss-of-control models measuring data quality impact.
- Build signals and effectiveness measures to annotate synthetic training data.
- Contribute to the Waymo Driver powering millions of autonomous rides.
What they offer
- Eligible to participate in generous benefits programs
Ideal candidate
A curious PhD researcher passionate about autonomous driving who loves rigorous analysis and turning learned signals into real-world impact on safety.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program
- ML coding in Python (e.g. JAX or PyTorch)
- Strong knowledge of foundational statistics and math
- Familiarity with neural networks
- Familiarity with C++, especially in data processing pipelines (preferred)
- Prior experience with robotics or prediction problems (preferred)
- hiring process
- Resumes accepted 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