2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Learning-Based Behavior for Special Vehicles

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits programs for interns

Hybrid onsite internship

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a PhD student or researcher for an internship to advance its autonomous driving software. You will work on learning-based behavior policies, perception semantics, and simulation benchmarks.

The hybrid onsite internship will provide exposure to real-world data and cutting-edge research in Level 4 autonomy. Candidates should be pursuing a PhD in CS/Robotics/ML, with RL and trajectory forecasting experience, and strong Python/C++ skills.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a PhD in CS/Robotics/ML with strong research track record.
• Experience in RL, imitation learning, and trajectory forecasting.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch/JAX/TF).

Responsibilities

• Prototype learning-based behavior policies.
• Integrate multi-modal perception semantics.
• Build simulation benchmarks/counterfactual suites.
• Inspect 3D driving trajectories.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Trajectory forecasting

Education

PhD in CS/Robotics/ML

Tools

Python

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

C++

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver- to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Software Engineering buildsthe brains ofWaymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our software allows the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like robotics, perception, decision-making and deep learning, while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you're a software engineer or researcher who's curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

• Prototype learning-based behavior policies
• Integrate multi-modal perception semantics
• Build simulation benchmarks/counterfactual suites
• Inspect 3D driving trajectories

You have:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in CS/Robotics/ML
• Experience in RL/Imitation learning/trajectory forecasting
• Proficiency in Python/PyTorch/JAX/TF
• Software skills in C++ or Python

We prefer:

• Top publications (CoRL, RSS, ICRA, etc.)
• Transformer trajectory generation
• Autonomous simulation frameworks

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly PhD Pay

$85-$85 USD