195225 Veröffentlicht: 22.09.2026 Data Science München Neu Data Science München München

BMW Group; München; Hybrid; EUR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Digital offers & mobile working

Annual vacation pay & Christmas bonus

Apartment offers for students (Munich)

Job summary

BMW Group is offering a PhD position titled PhD Explainable VLMs for Anomaly Detection in Crashworthiness Analyses in Munich. The PhD student will work on AI-based crash video evaluation using vision-language models, integrating ML with physics-based simulations to enhance crash predictions.

You will develop automated workflows, contribute to CAx research, and build on a strong academic track record in CV/ multimodal modelling. English required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of computer vision and multimodal / vision-language models (e.g., transformers or CLIP-type architectures).
• Experience with data preprocessing, annotation workflows, and large multimodal datasets (images, videos, point clouds).
• A track record of research contributions (publications or talks) is a plus.
• Business-fluent English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of AI models for vehicle crash behavior using modern geometric AI architectures.
• Help integrate machine learning and data analytics with physics-based simulations to improve prediction accuracy.
• Contribute to automated workflows and optimization methods for crash simulations.
• Support research on AI models for CAx applications in the crash design process for cars.

Skills

Computer vision

Vision-language models

Transformers

Data preprocessing

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, CS, Mathematics or related field

Tools

CLIP/ multimodal architectures

Job description

PhD Explainable VLMs for Anomaly Detection in Crashworthiness Analyses (f/m/x)

THE FUTURE IS WHAT WE CREATE WHEN WE TAKE OUR VISIONS TO THE LIMITS.

PHD AT THE BMW GROUP.

Bridging the gap between your doctoral studies and the kind of career challenge you’re looking for isn’t always easy. That’s why our ProMotion PhD programme gives you the opportunity to apply your passion and scientific expertise to very real challenges that could shape the future of mobility. If selected, you’ll have the chance to really develop your own future career path with us through your practice-related thesis, promote your chosen specialty from within – and position yourself to secure the career you’ve always wanted.

As a PhD student in our team at the BMW Group, you contribute to AI-based crash video evaluation using vision-language models. You support the development of innovative AI models and data-driven methods that help improve the accuracy and efficiency of crashworthiness assessments in automotive safety engineering.

What awaits you?

• You support the development of AI models for vehicle crash behavior using modern geometric AI architectures.
• Together with the team, you help integrate machine learning and data analytics approaches with physics-based simulations to improve prediction accuracy.
• You also contribute to the development of automated workflows and optimization methods for crash simulations.
• Within the project, you support research on AI models for CAx (CAD, CAE, etc.) applications in the crash design process for cars.

What should you bring along?

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of computer vision and multimodal / vision-language models, e.g. transformers or CLIP-type architectures.
• Experience with data preprocessing, annotation workflows, and large multimodal datasets, including images, videos, and point clouds.
• A track record of research contributions, such as publications or conference talks, is a plus.
• Business-fluent English; German language skills are a plus.

Are you motivated and keen to help us shape the mobility of tomorrow?

What do we offer?

• Digital offers & mobile working.
• Annual special payments such as vacation pay and Christmas bonus.
• Apartment offers for students (subject to availability & only Munich).

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. Learn more here .

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